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{
"term": "fuss",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "unnecessary excitement, worry or activity",
"sensetop": "without fussfuss over somethingfuss about something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I hated all that fuss and bother."
},
{
"text": "He does what he's told without any fuss.",
"contextForm": "without fuss"
},
{
"text": "We'd like a quiet wedding without any fuss."
},
{
"text": "All that fuss over a few pounds!",
"contextForm": "fuss over something"
},
{
"text": "It was all **a fuss about nothing**.",
"contextForm": "fuss about something"
},
{
"text": "It's a very ordinary movie—I don't know **what all the fuss is about** *(= why other people think it is so good)*."
},
{
"text": "Once the fuss has blown over, we'll be able to get on with work as usual."
},
{
"text": "The job was done with the minimum of fuss."
},
{
"text": "They left quietly, without a fuss."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["awful", "big", "great"],
"verb + fuss": ["cause", "create", "kick up"],
"fuss + verb": ["surround something", "blow over", "die down"],
"preposition": ["without fuss", "without a fuss", "fuss about"],
"phrases": ["make a fuss of somebody", "with the minimum of fuss"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "anger or complaints about something, especially something that is not important",
"sensetop": "fuss about something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Steve **kicks up a fuss** every time I even suggest seeing you."
},
{
"text": "I'm sorry for **making such a fuss** about the noise.",
"contextForm": "fuss about something"
},
{
"text": "She made a **big fuss** about not having a window seat on the plane."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["awful", "big", "great"],
"verb + fuss": ["cause", "create", "kick up"],
"fuss + verb": ["surround something", "blow over", "die down"],
"preposition": ["without fuss", "without a fuss", "fuss about"],
"phrases": ["make a fuss of somebody", "with the minimum of fuss"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to pay a lot of attention to somebody, usually to show how much you like them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They made a great fuss of the baby."
},
{
"text": "The dog loves being made a fuss of."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fʌs/",
"audio": "fu/fuss/fuss__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fʌs/",
"audio": "fu/fuss/fuss__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: perhaps Anglo-Irish."
}