Word

fuss, v.
(fussed, fusses, fussing)
freq. cnt. 5

worry unnecessarily or excessively
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

fret fuss niggle

sample sentences

"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

scruple dither, flap, pother

care for like a mother
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

fuss mother overprotect

sample sentences

"She fusses over her husband"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

care, give care