Synonyms of the word

fuss

• n. (countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
• n. A complaint or noise; a scene.
• n. An exhibition of affection or admiration.
• v. (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
• v. (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry about something.
• v. (intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
• v. (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
• v. (transitive) To pet.

ado

• n. trouble; troublesome business; fuss.

agitation

• n. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with…
• n. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical…
• n. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
• n. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest…

bicker

• v. To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
• v. To move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, of a flame).
• v. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.
• n. A skirmish; an encounter.
• n. (Scotland, obsolete) A fight with stones between two parties of boys.
• n. A wrangle; also, a noise, as in angry contention.
• n. (Scotland) A wooden drinking-cup or other dish.

bickering

• n. Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
• v. present participle of bicker.

bother

• v. (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
• v. (intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
• v. (intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
• n. Fuss, ado.
• n. Trouble, inconvenience.
• interj. A mild expression of annoyance.

bustle

• n. An excited activity; a stir.
• n. (computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
• n. (historical) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed…
• v. To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
• v. To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing)…

care

• n. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
• n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
• n. Worry.
• n. Maintenance, upkeep.
• n. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
• n. The state of being cared for by others.
• n. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
• v. (intransitive) To look after.
• v. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
• v. (intransitive) Polite or formal way to say want.

commotion

• n. A state of turbulent motion.
• n. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
• n. (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.

din

• n. A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
• v. (obsolete) To be filled with sound; to resound.
• v. (transitive) To assail with loud noise.
• v. (transitive) To repeat continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody.
• v. (intransitive) To make a din.

disturbance

• n. The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
• n. Something that disturbs.
• n. A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
• n. An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
• n. (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

dither

• n. The state of being undecided.
• n. A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both…
• n. (computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
• v. (obsolete) To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
• v. To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
• v. To do something nervously.
• v. (computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image, etc.) by using dot patterns to approximate…

dustup

• n. (informal) A scuffle or fight.
• n. (informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.

flap

• n. (obsolete) A blow or slap (especially to the face).
• n. Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
• n. A hinged leaf.
• n. A side fin of a ray - also termed a wing.
• n. An upset, stir, scandal or controversy.
• n. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.
• n. A disease in the lips of horses.
• n. (aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
• n. (phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound ɾ in the standard…
• n. (surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
• n. (slang, chiefly plural) The female genitals.
• v. (transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
• v. (intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
• v. (computing, telecommunications, intransitive) Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as…

flurry

• n. A light, brief snowfall.
• n. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
• n. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
• n. Any sudden activity; a stir.
• n. A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
• n. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
• n. An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period…
• v. (transitive) To agitate, bewilder, disconcert.
• v. (intransitive) To move or fall in a flurry.

fret

• v. (transitive, obsolete/poetic) To devour, consume; eat.
• v. (transitive and intransitive) To gnaw, consume, eat away.
• v. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
• v. (transitive) To cut through with fretsaw, create fretwork.
• v. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
• v. (intransitive) To worry or be anxious.
• v. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
• v. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple.
• v. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle.
• v. (music) To press down the string behind a fret.
• n. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
• n. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
• n. Herpes; tetter.
• n. (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate…
• n. (music) One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument…
• n. An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).
• n. (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
• v. To ornament with raised work; tovariegate; to diversify.
• n. A strait; channel.
• n. (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea.

hassle

• n. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
• n. A fight or argument.
• n. An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
• v. To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
• v. To pick a fight or start an argument.

hustle

• v. (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
• v. (transitive) To con or deceive; especially financially.
• v. (transitive) To bundle, to stow something quickly.
• v. To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
• v. To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
• v. To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
• v. To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
• v. (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
• v. To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
• n. A state of busy activity.
• n. A type of disco dance.
• n. (prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn…

mother

• n. A (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d)…
• n. A female parent of an animal.
• n. (figuratively) A female ancestor.
• n. (figuratively) A source or origin.
• n. (when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.
• n. (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
• n. (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
• n. The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
• n. The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
• n. (obsolete) Hysterical passion; hysteria.
• v. (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
• n. Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
• n. A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops…
• v. (transitive) To cause to contain mother (“that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns…
• v. (intransitive, of an alcohol) To develop mother.
• n. (euphemistic, vulgar, slang) Motherfucker.
• n. (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example.
• n. Alternative form of moth-er.

niggle

• n. A minor complaint or problem.
• n. (obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
• v. (transitive) To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
• v. (intransitive) To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.
• v. (intransitive, chiefly Britain) To fidget, fiddle, be restless.

overprotect

• v. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle.

perturbation

• n. (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
• n. (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological…
• n. (countable, astronomy, physics) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies.

pettifoggery

• n. The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.

pother

• n. A commotion, a tempest.
• v. (intransitive) To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

quarrel

• n. A verbal dispute or heated argument.
• n. A ground of dispute or objection; a complaint.
• n. (obsolete) earnest desire or longing.
• v. (intransitive) To disagree.
• v. (intransitive) To contend, argue fiercely, squabble.
• v. (intransitive) To find fault; to cavil.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To argue or squabble with.
• n. A diamond-shaped piece of coloured glass forming part of a stained glass window.
• n. A square tile; quarry tile.
• n. A square-headed arrow for a crossbow.
• n. A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps etc. make the form nearly square.
• n. A four-sided cutting tool or chisel with a diamond-shaped end.

row

• n. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
• n. A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to…
• n. (weightlifting) An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.
• v. (transitive or intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
• v. (transitive) To transport in a boat propelled with oars.
• v. (intransitive) To be moved by oars.
• n. A noisy argument.
• n. A continual loud noise.
• v. (intransitive) to argue noisily.

ruckus

• n. A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
• n. A row, fight.

ruction

• n. A noisy quarrel or fight.

rumpus

• n. A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
• n. (New Zealand) A rumpus room.

run-in

• n. An encounter; a scrape or brush, especially one involving trouble or difficulty.
• n. end-phase of a competition.

spat

• v. simple past tense and past participle of spit.
• n. The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
• n. A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.
• n. A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
• n. (automotive) (UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a…
• n. a brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
• v. to quarrel or argue briefly.
• n. A light blow with something flat.
• v. (transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
• v. (US, dialect) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
• n. An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

squabble

• n. A minor fight or argument as between children, for example.
• v. (intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument.
• v. (transitive, printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.

stir

• v. (transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
• v. (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something…
• v. (transitive) To agitate the content of (a container) by passing something through it.
• v. (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
• v. (transitive) To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
• v. (intransitive) To move; to change one’s position.
• v. (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
• v. (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
• v. (intransitive, poetic) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
• n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
• n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
• n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
• n. (slang) Jail; prison.

tiff

• n. A small argument; a petty quarrel.
• n. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
• v. (intransitive) To quarrel.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To deck out; to dress.

tizzy

• n. A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
• n. (Britain, slang, archaic) A sixpence; a tester.

trouble

• n. A distressing or dangerous situation.
• n. A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
• n. A violent occurrence or event.
• n. Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
• n. A malfunction.
• n. Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
• n. (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
• v. (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
• v. (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother; to annoy, pester.
• v. (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains to do something.

tumult

• n. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
• n. Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
• n. A riot or uprising.
• v. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

words

• n. plural of word.
• n. Angry debate or conversation; argument.
• n. Lines in a script for a performance.
• v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of word.

worry

• v. (intransitive) To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
• v. (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
• v. (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
• v. (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
• v. (transitive) To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
• n. A strong feeling of anxiety.
• n. An instance or cause of such a feeling.

wrangle

• v. (intransitive) To bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily.
• v. (transitive) To herd (horses or other livestock); (humorously) to supervise, manage (people).
• v. (transitive) To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.
• v. Misspelling of wangle.
• n. An act of wrangling.
• n. An angry dispute.