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fuss

noun
  1. Busy and useless activity: ado. Informal: to-do. See action, calm
  2. Needless trouble: bother, botheration, pother. See easy
verb
  1. To worry over trifles: chafe, pother. Informal: take on. See calm
  2. To be nervously or uselessly active: bustle, putter. Informal: mess around. See action, calm
phrasal verb

fuss at
To scold or find fault with constantly: carp at, nag, peck at, pick on. Informal: henpeck. See praise

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