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All fussed synonyms

fuss
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verb fussed

  • complain β€” to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
  • squirm β€” to wriggle or writhe.
  • twiddle β€” to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
  • jiggle β€” a jiggling movement.
  • twitch β€” to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
  • brood β€” A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
  • agonize β€” If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
  • fume β€” of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked.
  • squawk β€” to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
  • mutter β€” to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
  • murmur β€” a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
  • curse β€” If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
  • annoy β€” If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
  • tease β€” to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
  • irk β€” to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
  • vex β€” to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
  • seethe β€” to surge or foam as if boiling.
  • simmer β€” to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  • boil β€” When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
  • sob β€” to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
  • weep β€” to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
  • howl β€” to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
  • hum β€” to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
  • scurry β€” to go or move quickly or in haste.
  • flit β€” to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
  • grumble β€” to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
  • quibble β€” an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
  • moan β€” a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
  • lament β€” to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
  • disagree β€” to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • gripe β€” Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
  • denounce β€” If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
  • object β€” anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
  • protest β€” an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
  • oppose β€” to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • accuse β€” If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
  • fret β€” to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
  • attack β€” To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  • charge β€” If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • deplore β€” If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
  • carp β€” A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
  • contravene β€” To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
  • bellyache β€” Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
  • groan β€” a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
  • wail β€” to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
  • defy β€” If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
  • ascribe β€” If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
  • growl β€” to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier.
  • bemoan β€” If you bemoan something, you express sorrow or dissatisfaction about it.
  • snivel β€” to weep or cry with sniffling.
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