fussing
noun
- needless bustle or excitement
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌsɪŋ/
noun
- Excessive care; act of one who fusses.
“She was peeved and irritable, for she had spent the last hour searching for Titus, who had outgrown the fussings of her love.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of fuss