All fussed synonyms
fuss
F f 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.