fuss over

fuss over
ˈfuss ˌover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fuss over he/she/it fusses over present participle fussing over past tense fussed over past participle fussed over] phrasal verb
to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them

Everyone was fussing over the new baby.

Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym
Main entry: fuss

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fuss over [phrasal verb]
fuss over (someone or something) : to pay a lot of attention to (someone or something) in a nervous or excited way

Everyone fussed over the baby.

He spent hours fussing over the details of the speech.

I don't want anyone to fuss over me.

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Main Entry:fuss

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fuss over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fuss over : present tense I/you/we/they fuss over he/she/it fusses over present participle fussing over past tense fussed over past participle fussed over fuss over someone/something to give a person or animal …   English dictionary

  • fuss over somebody — ˈfuss over sb derived to pay a lot of attention to sb • They love to fuss over their grandchildren. Main entry: ↑fussderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • fuss over — care for too much, pay much attention to    Bertha s always fussing over her cats. She even warms their milk …   English idioms

  • make a fuss over — • to make a fuss about • to make a fuss over (from Idioms in Speech) to complain or be angry about unimportant things Don t make such a fuss, Mother, he whispered, on the platform, after she had kissed him. I ve only been away a short time. (G.… …   Idioms and examples

  • make a fuss over — {v. phr.} 1. To quarrel about something or someone. * /I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick./ 2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. * /Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem!/ 3. To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a fuss over — {v. phr.} 1. To quarrel about something or someone. * /I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick./ 2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. * /Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem!/ 3. To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ fuss\ over — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make\ such\ a\ fuss\ over — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a fuss over — (or Brit. of) treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˈfuss ˌover sb/sth — phrasal verb to give a person or animal a lot of attention in order to show that you love them …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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