The Clue
Partner of bother (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FUSS
Tags
Notes
The answer FUSS is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
FUSS as a noun:
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
FUSS as a verb:
1. (fuss, niggle, fret) = worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
2. (mother, fuss, overprotect) = care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"