fuss
verb [I] (GIVE ATTENTION TO) /fʌs/Definition
› to give too much attention to small matters that are not important, usually in a way that shows that you are worried and not relaxed: Please, stop fussing - the food's cooking and there's nothing more to do until the guests arrive. It irritates me the way she's always fussing with her hair!Anxious and worriedWanting everything to be right
(Definition of fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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