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  1. 1. n. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. an excited state of agitation Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. an angry disturbance Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a quarrel about petty points Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a rapid active commotion Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. worry unnecessarily or excessively Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. care for like a mother Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron. Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle. 2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.] I am a fuss and I don't deny it. W. D. Howell. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott. Source: webster
  11. 11. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make abustle or ado. Sir W. Scott. Source: adambom
  12. 12. v:39/n:61 n. an angry disturbance v. worry unnecessarily or excessively Source: ecdict

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