Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Fuss

Fuss (fus) , noun

[Compare Fusome.]

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; a fussbudget. [Rare]
I am a fuss and I don't deny it. — W. D. Howell

Fuss , intransitive verb

To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. — Sir W. Scott