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Present participle for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Present participle for to disturb or bother (someone)

Present participle for to fawningly attend to the needs of

Present participle for to speak or write about with great enthusiasm or admiration

Present participle for to move in an energetic and busy manner

Present participle for to be anxious or concerned about something in particular

Present participle for to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Present participle for to spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror

Present participle for to toy or tinker with something, especially aimlessly

Clucking or chuckling

Present participle for to treat with great care, attention or indulgence

Present participle for to feel emotionally upset

A state of disorder or utter confusion

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Verb

Present participle for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

getting in a stew

getting worked up

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

making a meal of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a thing of

discombobulating

discountenancing

throwing off balance

giving a hard time

giving someone grief

making uncomfortable

causing anxiety to

putting someone off their stroke

preying on your mind

pushing buttons

causing disquiet to

making restless

setting someone back on their heels

inconveniencing

making someone scratch their head

occupying thoughts

causing anxiety

hacking you off

giving a bad time

causing discomfort to

causing concern to

driving up the wall

hurting somebody's feelings

rocking the boat

getting someone

getting on your wick

sending over the edge

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

making miserable

making wretched

making it tough for

demoralizing^US

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

demoralising^UK

knocking sideways

filling with consternation

throwing into a tizzy

knocking for six

putting the wind up

pressurizing^US

traumatizing^US

traumatising^UK

pressurising^UK

putting on trial

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

pushing to the limit

causing to feel mental strain

becoming flustered

pressing the panic button

getting into a state

going into a panic

scandalizing^US

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

scandalising^UK

knocking the stuffing out of

scaring to death

putting a damper on

taking the wind out of your sails

striking terror into

making despondent

giving someone the blues

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the living daylights out of

stopping someone in their tracks

making one's hair stand on end

making downhearted

making someone's hair stand on end

weighing heavily on

scaring witless

catching off balance

filling with fear

breaking one's heart

thunderstriking

scaring the pants off

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

putting the fear of God into

taking by surprise

throwing into a blue funk

dampening spirits

causing to be at a stand

making one's blood run cold

cutting to the quick

throwing a curve

leaving open-mouthed

making dejected

dampening the spirits of

antagonizing^US

making someone fed up

putting out of countenance

frightening to death

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

curdling the blood

chilling to the bone

reducing to tears

antagonising^UK

putting someone off their stride

knocking for a loop

making teeth chatter

taking your breath away

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

putting into a funk

casting a gloom upon

giving offence to

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

bringing tears to your eyes

blowing your mind

boggling the mind

destabilizing^US

distressing greatly

destabilising^UK

casting a shadow

putting into a flap

breaking the heart of

throwing into a tizz

bearing down on

scaring the daylights out of

causing someone to lose their composure

blinding someone with something

paralysing with fear

messing with one's head

knocking props out

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

making crestfallen

making dispirited

rendering speechless

striking with awe

casting a pall over

making discontented

filling with terror

striking fear into

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

casting a gloom on

dashing the hopes of

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

shattering the illusions of

giving someone the hump

upsetting the applecart

giving someone a fright

setting someone thinking

taking steam out

harshing someone's mellow

making desolate

breaking someone's heart

causing to lose heart

chilling to the marrow

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

getting your goat

freezing your blood

letting wind out of sails

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

letting down easy

getting the wind up

turning on the heat

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

putting one away

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“I think by this time, the Duke will have found out that he need not fuss himself about my accommodation.”

Verb

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

kicking up a fuss

finding fault with

kicking up a stink

speaking out against

picking holes in

taking exception

splitting hairs

raising objections

expressing disapproval

hypercriticizing

putting the boot in

lodging a complaint

making a complaint

taking exception to

putting up a fight

inveighing against

giving a hard time

blowing off steam

quibbling about

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

grouching about

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

kicking up a rumpus

complaining vehemently about

kvetching about

sorrowing about

looking askance

making screeching

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

talking under your breath

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

complaining about

disagreeing with

protesting against

fulminating against

making a fuss about

making a song and dance

making a mountain out of a molehill

keeping complaining to

busting someone's balls

taking it out on

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

singing the blues

expressing regret about

expressing disagreement

making an objection

eating your heart out

expressing sorrow

expressing sorrow about

shedding tears over

crying fretfully

crying convulsively

crying your eyes out

turning on waterworks

crying over spilled milk

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

bursting into tears

expressing sorrow for

expressing woe for

turning on the waterworks

making a protest

expressing opposition

voicing disapproval

kicking against

taking up the cudgels

expressing objections

expressing objections to

lodging a protest

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

having a problem

quarreling with

disapproving of

taking issue with

having a problem with

grumbling about

drawing the line

taking a stand against

drawing the line at

discountenancing

begging to differ

railing against

raising objection

mixing it up with

going-one-on-one

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“If she wants to fuss about her food, that's fine by me.”

Verb

Present participle for to disturb or bother (someone)

upsetting oneself

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

hacking you off

getting under your skin

driving bananas

getting on your nerves

getting your back up

putting your back up

driving up the wall

giving a bad time

making someone see red

giving someone grief

giving a hard time

getting in your hair

discountenancing

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

giving offence to

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

hurting somebody's feelings

causing offense

getting your goat

cutting to the quick

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“I guess this is clean enough that Mrs. Bowley won't fuss me on Monday.”

Verb

Present participle for to fawningly attend to the needs of

apple-polishing

currying favour

licking someone's boots

curry favouring with

curry favoring with

ingratiating oneself with

dancing attendance on

falling all over

bowing and scraping

falling on one's knees

prostrating oneself

abasing oneself before

knuckling under

scratching one's back

rubbing up the right way

kissing one's feet

kissing someone's feet

bending the knee

humbling oneself

behaving obsequiously

abasing yourself

cringing before

paying court to

grovelling before

smarming around

falling over oneself for

praising to excess

lying down and rolling over

going along with

bowing and scrape before

singing the praises of

praising to the skies

laying it on with a trowel

laying it on thick

abasing oneself to

kissing the feet of

keeping someone sweet

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

prostrating oneself to

spreading it on

getting on the right side of

putting on a pedestal

complimenting excessively

back-scratching

ingratiating yourself

buttering up to

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

trying to win over

stroking one's ego

playing the game

rubbing the right way

hero-worshipping

showing respect for

demeaning oneself

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“In the background, the clowns continued to fuss over their boss.”

Verb

Present participle for to speak or write about with great enthusiasm or admiration

rhapsodising^UK

rhapsodizing^US

praising to the skies

bigging something up

going over the top

heaping praise on

throwing bouquets at

going into raptures

getting all worked up

falling all over

carrying on about

talking excitedly

showing enthusiasm

going into ecstasies

getting carried away

making too much of something

overstating the case

praising enthusiastically

rhapsodizing over

enthusing about

waxing lyrical about

going into raptures about

going into raptures over

expressing delight over

singing the praises of

going wild about

expressing intense pleasure

expressing intense enthusiasm

becoming enthusiastic

singing praises

paying tribute to

giving a boost to

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“The media would subsequently fuss over his speech, dubbing it powerful and inspirational at the same time.”

Verb

Present participle for to move in an energetic and busy manner

running round in circles

getting a move on

going like a bat out of hell

going hell for leather

going like lightning

barrelling along

getting cracking

getting the lead out

going like the wind

going like the clappers

putting on some speed

putting your foot down

getting your skates on

going like a bomb

covering ground

stepping on gas

cutting and run

running like the wind

stepping lively

running like mad

rushing headlong

going like greased lightning

tearing up the miles

going at breakneck speed

turning on steam

getting a wiggle on

making short work of

gathering momentum

not losing a minute

wasting no time

whipping around

making oneself scarce

pushing roughly

making a run for it

making it snappy

using elbow grease

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“It is quite impossible to keep floors tidy where newspapers are being printed, because when scarcely time is allowed to print them, there is no time to fuss about the place with brooms and waste-paper baskets.”

Verb

Present participle for to be anxious or concerned about something in particular

tormenting yourself

torturing yourself

losing sleep over

staying the course

sticking it out

concerning oneself

getting overwrought

getting worked up

going through the mill

getting steamed up

getting in a fluster

getting in a tizzy

getting in a panic

getting in a lather

getting in a state

getting in a sweat

getting in a flap

getting in a tizz

getting stressed

biting one's nails

singing the blues

eating your heart out

exercising oneself

wrestling with oneself

upsetting oneself

taking it badly

occupying oneself

worrying oneself

busying yourself

burdening oneself

going to the trouble

troubling yourself

getting in a tiz-woz

feeling unhappy

sweating it out

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

distressing oneself

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Verb

Present participle for to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Verb

Present participle for to spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror

Verb

Present participle for to toy or tinker with something, especially aimlessly

Verb

Clucking or chuckling

Verb

Present participle for to treat with great care, attention or indulgence

Verb

Present participle for to feel emotionally upset

Noun

A state of disorder or utter confusion

disorganisation^UK

disorganization^US

topsy-turviness

an omnishambles

topsy-turvyness

utter confusion

all hell broken loose

a three-ring circus

alarums and excursions

motley collection

patchwork quilt

omnium-gatherum

omnium gatherum

random collection

pig's breakfast

hustle and bustle

discombobulation

scissors-and-paste job

random selection

three-ring circus

Sturm und Drang

hell broke loose

reign of terror

absence of government

scene of confusion

dog's breakfast

misunderstanding

chaotic situation

all hell breaking loose

place of disorder

a dog's breakfast

unconnectedness

ineffectiveness

Whitman's sampler

troublesome situation

irresponsibility

state of unrest

breach of the peace

lack of control

lack of restraint

fuss and bother

mess and a half

state of confusion

state of untidiness

rough-and-tumble

public disturbance

disorderly conduct

public nuisance

fuss and feathers

rough and tumble

hectic activity

tempest in a teapot

much ado about nothing

storm in a teacup

monkey business

street fighting

violent disorder

toing and froing

more heat than light

knock-down-drag-out

comings and goings

loud communication

yelled statement

running a temperature

febrile disease

tempestuousness

insubordination

guerrilla activity

act of resistance

underground activity

government takeover

seizure of power

act of defiance

outburst of rage

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

fit of bad temper

frenzy of anger

paroxysm of anger

outburst of anger

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“He's a dribbly, chucky baby and my shirt is damp in places, but I'm past fussing about such things.”

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