Fuzz vs. Fuss — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fuzz and Fuss
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Fuzz
A mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down
The fuzz on a peach.
Fuss
Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion
There was a lot of fuss on moving day.
Fuzz
The police.
Fuss
A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter
Made a big fuss over one low test grade.
Fuzz
To cover with fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles.
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Fuss
An objection; a protest
The longer working hours caused a big fuss.
Fuzz
To make blurred or indistinct
Fuzzing the difference between the two candidates.
Worked quickly to fuzz up the details of the scandal.
Fuss
A quarrel.
Fuzz
To become blurred or obscure.
Fuss
A display of affectionate excitement and attention
Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.
Fuzz
A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
Fuss
To trouble or worry over trifles.
Fuzz
Quality of an image that is unclear; a blurred image.
Fuss
To be excessively careful or solicitous
Fussed over their children.
Fuzz
(computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.
Fuss
To get into or be in a state of nervous or useless activity
Fussed with the collar of his coat.
Fuzz
A distorted sound, especially from an electric guitar or other amplified instrument.
Fuss
To object; complain.
Fuzz
A state of befuddlement.
Fuss
To disturb or vex with unimportant matters.
Fuzz
The police, or any law enforcement agency.
Fuss
Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.
What's all the fuss about?
Fuzz
(transitive) To make fuzzy.
Fuss
A complaint or noise; a scene.
If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.
Fuzz
(intransitive) To become fuzzy.
Fuss
An exhibition of affection or admiration.
They made a great fuss over the new baby.
Fuzz
To make drunk.
Fuss
(intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.
Fuzz
(computing) To test a software component by running it on randomly generated input.
Fuss
(intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.
Fuzz
To fly off in minute particles with a fizzing sound, like water from hot metal.
Fuss
To cry or be ill-humoured.
Fuzz
To make drunk.
Fuss
To show affection for, especially animals.
Fuzz
To fly off in minute particles.
Fuss
(transitive) To pet.
He fussed the cat.
Fuzz
Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.
Fuss
A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise
Fuzz
Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant;
Peach fuzz
Fuss
One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget.
I am a fuss and I don't deny it.
Fuzz
Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Fuss
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.
Fuzz
A hazy or indistinct representation;
It happened so fast it was just a blur
He tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
Fuss
An excited state of agitation;
He was in a dither
There was a terrible flap about the theft
Fuzz
The first beard of an adolescent boy
Fuss
An angry disturbance;
He didn't want to make a fuss
They had labor trouble
A spot of bother
Fuss
A quarrel about petty points
Fuss
A rapid bustling commotion
Fuss
Worry unnecessarily or excessively;
Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Fuss
Care for like a mother;
She fusses over her husband
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