fuss over

phrasal verb

fussed over; fussing over; fusses over

: to pay a lot of attention to (someone or something) in a nervous or excited way

Everyone fussed over the baby.

He spent hours fussing over the details of the speech.

Examples of fuss over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its push to live shows accelerated this year, drawing audiences to roasts, specials and talk shows, even though every one of these would have been better if it had been edited and fussed over. —Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024

Over a pleasantly discordant score of dreamy electronic chords and twanging banjos, Matthew finds pencil marks charting his growth as a child while these parents fuss over their own new baby. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025

When not dithering on about trivial matters, matriarch Ella (Leena Uotila) fusses over her spouse’s drinking habits. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024

Don’t fuss over technicalities and sharpness—there’s beauty in imperfection. —Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for fuss over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover