Fuss /(fŭs)/

Fuss

n.
  1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
    Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise
  2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget. [R.]
    I am a fuss and I don't deny it.
    — W. D. Howell.

Fuss

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Fussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing

  1. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.