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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 be constantly or visibly anxious

Present participle for to care or be concerned about something

Present participle for make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

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

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 someone grief

giving a hard time

making uncomfortable

causing anxiety to

putting someone off their stroke

pushing buttons

causing disquiet to

making restless

setting someone back on their heels

making someone scratch their head

inconveniencing

hacking you off

giving a bad time

causing discomfort to

causing concern to

driving up the wall

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on someone's wick

rocking the boat

getting someone

working someone up

sending over the edge

causing anxiety

getting in the way

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

making miserable

making wretched

making it tough for

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

knocking sideways

destabilizing^US

filling with consternation

putting the wind up someone

throwing into a tizzy

knocking for six

giving someone a turn

destabilising^UK

pressurizing^US

throwing into confusion

giving someone a hard time

pulling the rug from under

throwing into disorder

pulling the rug out from under

throwing into uproar

traumatizing^US

traumatising^UK

pressurising^UK

becoming flustered

putting on trial

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

pushing to the limit

causing to feel mental strain

going into a panic

pressing the panic button

getting into a state

cutting to the quick

scaring the bejesus out of

weighing heavily on

putting the wind up

scaring to death

putting out of countenance

throwing into a panic

putting someone off their stride

giving offence to

filling with fear

striking terror into

putting into a flap

throwing into a tizz

stopping someone in their tracks

scaring the pants off

taking control of

causing to be at a stand

making your hair stand on end

scaring the living daylights out of

catching off balance

leaving speechless

scaring witless

taking by surprise

giving someone goose pimples

causing anguish

causing offense

freezing your blood

chilling to the bone

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

getting the wind up

hurting someone's feelings

hitting for six

sweeping someone off their feet

curdling the blood

putting the fear of God into

making your blood run cold

throwing into a fright

getting someone down

making self-conscious

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

hurting one's feelings

throwing a curve

causing someone to lose their composure

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone jump out of their skin

causing agony to

going to one's head

blowing one's mind

frightening the living daylights out of

springing something on

setting someone thinking

putting off balance

putting on edge

pressing down on

deeply upsetting

chilling to the marrow

scandalizing^US

sending into a spin

inflicting trauma

rubbing the wrong way

causing suffering

making someone's hair stand on end

frightening to death

bending someone's ear

throwing a curveball

pushing the buttons of

causing pain to

knocking props out

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

making one's teeth chatter

scaring the pants off of

scaring the living daylights out of someone

making someone jump out of his skin

making one's blood run cold

causing someone distress

thumbing nose at

taking someone aback

giving someone a fright

giving someone a jolt

antagonizing^US

catching somebody unawares

catching somebody off balance

putting someone off

scandalising^UK

thunderstriking

antagonising^UK

dishonouring^UK

setting thinking

bringing up short

messing with one's head

hitting a sour note

causing trouble to

upsetting apple cart

making a monkey of

putting in a spot

catching one short

putting on the spot

putting in a hole

taking steam out

tearing to pieces

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

taking the wind out of your sails

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

hurting the feelings of

inflicting anguish on

bringing one down

dampening spirits

breaking one's heart

monopolizing^US

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

putting a damper on

rattling one's cage

reducing to tears

monopolising^UK

making emotional

casting a gloom upon

turning one off

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

breaking someone's heart

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

making your heart bleed

arousing sympathy

tugging at someone's heartstrings

tugging at the heart

turning one's stomach

making one sick

causing aversion

causing to feel nauseous

turning your stomach

offending morals of

making someone want to throw up

filling with loathing

throwing into panic

rendering speechless

running circles around

chilling someone to the marrow

making one's flesh creep

making teeth chatter

giving one the creeps

making blood run cold

scaring someone half to death

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

lighting a fire under

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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

splitting hairs

taking exception

speaking out against

picking holes in

raising objections

expressing disapproval

hypercriticizing

putting the boot in

lodging a complaint

making a complaint

putting up a fight

giving a hard time

inveighing against

making a song and dance

making a mountain out of a molehill

quibbling about

kicking up a rumpus

kvetching about

sorrowing about

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

talking under your breath

making screeching

kicking up a storm

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

taking exception to

looking askance

complaining about

raising trivial objections to

beating about the bush

grouching about

keeping complaining to

sounding off about

cracking down on

letting have it

giving someone a hard time

taking it out on

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

jumping down one's throat

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

expressing regret about

feeling sorry for yourself

expressing sorrow

having a long face

singing the blues

crying over spilled milk

expressing sorrow about

shedding tears over

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

showing its teeth

protesting against

expressing objections

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

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

making a fuss about

discountenancing

expressing sorrow for

expressing woe for

begging to differ

railing against

raising objection

mixing it up with

making an objection

going-one-on-one

harbouring a grudge

having the hump

talking to oneself

speaking sotto voce

speaking indistinctly

saying to oneself

going about like a half-shut knife

eating your heart out

eating one's heart out

wearing a long face

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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 in one's hair

driving bananas

getting on your nerves

getting your back up

putting your back up

giving someone a hard time

getting under one's skin

driving up the wall

giving a bad time

making someone see red

giving someone grief

giving a hard time

discountenancing

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

driving round the twist

giving someone the pip

getting on nerves

inconveniencing

getting in your hair

rubbing you up the wrong way

putting your nose out of joint

driving to distraction

driving round the bend

discombobulating

getting on someone

throwing off balance

putting someone off their stroke

wearing to shreds

putting into a flap

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

rattling one's cage

throwing into tizzy

gnawing away at

causing anxiety

causing to panic

getting on one's nerves

putting someone out

sending into a rage

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's back up

trying one's patience

working into lather

making blood boil

making someone's blood boil

putting someone's back up

rubbing the wrong way

taking a rise out of

getting in someone's hair

getting a rise out of

hitting where one lives

setting one off

getting across someone

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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

curry favouring with

curry favoring with

ingratiating oneself with

dancing attendance on

falling all over

bowing and scraping

licking someone's boots

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 oneself

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

rubbing the right way

getting on the right side of

getting next to

complimenting excessively

putting on a pedestal

hero-worshipping

back-scratching

buttering up to

trying to win over

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

ingratiating yourself

stroking one's ego

expressing admiration for

paying tribute to

waxing lyrical about

saying nice things about

paying blandishments to

playing the game

humbling yourself

demeaning yourself

showing respect for

abasing yourself

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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

crying something up

throwing bouquets at

heaping praise on

going into raptures

crying someone up

getting all worked up

falling all over

carrying on about

slobbering over

talking excitedly

showing enthusiasm

going into ecstasies

getting carried away

overstating the case

making a to-do over

making too much of

praising enthusiastically

waxing lyrical about

rhapsodizing over

enthusing 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

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

busying yourself

getting a move on

going like a bat out of hell

going like lightning

going hell for leather

barrelling along

getting the lead out

going like the clappers

getting cracking

going like the wind

putting on some speed

getting your skates on

stepping on gas

cutting and run

running like the wind

rushing headlong

putting one's foot down

running like mad

going like a bomb

turning on steam

getting a wiggle on

making short work of

stepping lively

making yourself scarce

covering ground

not losing a minute

wasting no time

whipping around

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 oneself

torturing oneself

losing sleep over

staying the course

sticking it out

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

concerning oneself

getting stressed

biting one's nails

singing the blues

eating heart out

tormenting yourself

torturing yourself

exercising oneself

wrestling with oneself

upsetting oneself

taking it badly

getting in a tiz-woz

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Verb

Present participle for be constantly or visibly anxious

Verb

Present participle for to care or be concerned about something

Verb

Present participle for make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

moving restlessly

acting aimlessly

tossing and turning

thrashing about

twisting and turning

extricating oneself

fidgetting with

feeling uncomfortable

more ❯

Verb

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

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

discombobulation

hustle and bustle

three-ring circus

pig's breakfast

Sturm und Drang

hell broke loose

scene of confusion

absence of government

reign of terror

misunderstanding

chaotic situation

all hell breaking loose

place of disorder

a dog's breakfast

unconnectedness

ineffectiveness

dog's breakfast

troublesome situation

state of unrest

breach of the peace

fuss and bother

mess and a half

state of confusion

state of untidiness

irresponsibility

lack of control

lack of restraint

difference of opinion

rough-and-tumble

disorderly conduct

public nuisance

public disturbance

fuss and feathers

knock-down-drag-out

rough and tumble

hectic activity

tempest in a teapot

much ado about nothing

storm in a teacup

street fighting

violent disorder

dissatisfaction

monkey business

knock-down drag-out

toing and froing

comings and goings

wild excitement

loud communication

yelled statement

exchange of views

verbal sparring

bone of contention

bit of argy-bargy

tintinnabulation

insubordination

guerrilla activity

act of resistance

underground activity

seizure of power

act of defiance

howls of protest

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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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