1. (

• dither ,
• pother ,
• fuss ,
• tizzy ,
• flap

) an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" ;

2. (

• fuss ,
• trouble ,
• bother ,
• hassle

) an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" ;

3. (

• bicker ,
• bickering ,
• spat ,
• tiff ,
• squabble ,
• pettifoggery ,
• fuss

) a quarrel about petty points ;

4. (

• bustle ,
• hustle ,
• flurry ,
• ado ,
• fuss ,
• stir

) a rapid active commotion ;

1. (

• fuss ,
• niggle ,
• fret ,

) worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren;

2. (

• mother ,
• fuss ,
• overprotect

) care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" ;