{
    "term": "fuss",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "unnecessary excitement, worry or activity",
            "sensetop": "without fussfuss over somethingfuss about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hated all that fuss and bother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He does what he's told without any fuss.",
                    "contextForm": "without fuss"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd like a quiet wedding without any fuss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All that fuss over a few pounds!",
                    "contextForm": "fuss over something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was all **a fuss about nothing**.",
                    "contextForm": "fuss about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a very ordinary movie—I don't know **what all the fuss is about** *(= why other people think it is so good)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once the fuss has blown over, we'll be able to get on with work as usual."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The job was done with the minimum of fuss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left quietly, without a fuss."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["awful", "big", "great"],
                "verb + fuss": ["cause", "create", "kick up"],
                "fuss + verb": ["surround something", "blow over", "die down"],
                "preposition": ["without fuss", "without a fuss", "fuss about"],
                "phrases": ["make a fuss of somebody", "with the minimum of fuss"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "anger or complaints about something, especially something that is not important",
            "sensetop": "fuss about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steve **kicks up a fuss** every time I even suggest seeing you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry for **making such a fuss** about the noise.",
                    "contextForm": "fuss about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a **big fuss** about not having a window seat on the plane."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["awful", "big", "great"],
                "verb + fuss": ["cause", "create", "kick up"],
                "fuss + verb": ["surround something", "blow over", "die down"],
                "preposition": ["without fuss", "without a fuss", "fuss about"],
                "phrases": ["make a fuss of somebody", "with the minimum of fuss"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to pay a lot of attention to somebody, usually to show how much you like them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They made a great fuss of the baby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog loves being made a fuss of."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fʌs/",
                "audio": "fu/fuss/fuss__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fʌs/",
                "audio": "fu/fuss/fuss__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: perhaps Anglo-Irish."
}