Fuss or commotion; esp. unnecessary agitation, excitement, or argument. Also: an instance of this; an (unwarranted) uproar, dispute, or fracas; a…

Action, activity; work, business; fuss. without further (also more) ado, with no more ado: without further fuss or ceremony; immediately. Formerly…

great (also much) cry and little wool and variants: the proverbial outcome of shearing hogs; hence, much noise or fuss with small results, much ado…

‘Bustle, confusion’ (Jamieson).

A din, noise, stir. Obsolete.

Active or energetic movement of a number of persons (or animals); bustle, activity. (In some cases hardly distinguishable from 3.)

Commotion, stir, trouble. Also: an instance of this: a fuss. Cf. ado, n. 2 4, to-do, n. Now rare.

Fuss, ado; a ‘business’.

Strife, contention; commotion, tumult.

Ostentatious bustle or display. rare.

Crowding, confused and noisy bustle; also concrete that which crowds and confuses a place.

transferred. The confused or mingled sound made by a number of people talking or busily occupied; busy talk, ‘hum’; hence, a condition of busy…

gen. Noisy activity and movement; excitement, noise, fuss, commotion. Sometimes in collocation with hustle (see hustle, n. 2). Now the usual sense.

A fuss, a commotion. Obsolete. rare.

A noisy expression of opinion or feeling; a loud protest, a rumpus, a fuss. Also to raise a racket.

The crowded confusion of movement and business; turmoil, bustle, stir. Also in in a clutter. archaic or dialect.

Bustle, hurry, fuss; embarrassment.

A state of disturbance or annoyance; a turmoil, bother, fuss; an embroilment, petty quarrel. (Chiefly in plural.)

Roundabout process, ado about a thing.

Ostentatious display, fuss, sensation, show, stir. esp. in to make a (or their) flutter: to make a noise in the world. Obsolete.

Commotion, tumult, strife, uproar, turmoil, confusion. (Formerly a more dignified word than now.)

A bustle or commotion out of proportion to the occasion; a needless or excessive display of concern about anything; ostentatious or officious…

‘Bustle, fuss’ (Jamieson).

A ‘fuss’, commotion.

Hurry and confusion; the hurrying and disorderly rushing of a number; a ‘rush’.

‘Hurry, the middle of any business’ (Jamieson).

Chiefly English regional. Affectation or pretentiousness in manner; (more generally) fuss, rigmarole.

Commotion, bustle, tumult; disturbance, trouble; strife, contention, struggle.

Rough pulling about, horseplay; a ‘row’, commotion, uproar; an outcry, a fuss.

violent exertion, fuss.

colloquial. In singular. A (strange or striking) proceeding or turn of events; a ‘to-do’, a fuss.

The act of scurrying; a hurried movement, a rush; hurry, haste, bustle. hurry and scurry: cf. hurry-scurry, n.

A state of bustling confusion or excitement.

Constant work and bustling; a state of worry or excitement. dialect and U.S.

A great fuss; pandemonium.

The action or habit of fidgeting; the state of being fidgety: in to be in a fidge; also, a commotion, stir, fuss.

transferred. A fuss, a commotion.

Bustle, stir, excitement.

Confusion, trouble; a fuss.

The action of fettle, v. in various senses; an instance of this.

Bustle.

figurative and in extended use. regional. Fuss, commotion, disturbance; trouble, difficulty. Now rare.

A confused and noisy bustle; a period of noisy activity. Cf. scrimmage, v. 2. rare.

colloquial (chiefly British and Irish English). A display of excitement, anger, or agitation, esp. when excessive, unnecessary, or unseemly; a…

fuss-and-feathers, bustle and display; hence fuss-and-featherdom.

= carry-on, n. adj.

Orkney and Shetland. A fuss, a to-do; a show or pretence. Also attributive.

A display of admiration, wonder, or surprise; a fuss. Esp. in to make (a) miration.

Commotion, bustle; vigorous, energetic, or elaborate action, esp. of a sort which dazzles, distracts, or causes confusion; (hence) deception; an…

figurative. colloquial (originally U.S. slang). An elaborately contrived story, explanation, or entreaty; (also) a fuss, outcry, or commotion…

Chiefly U.S. colloquial. to get a rustle on: to hurry up, get a move on. Now rare.

transferred (colloquial or slang.) A lively proceeding, a disturbance.

figurative. A bustle, a state of confusion.

A noisy or exuberant celebration. Also: uproar, commotion, fuss; an instance of this.

Fuss, bother.

figurative. An unnecessarily elaborate performance; a fuss, commotion, drama. Frequently in to make a production of (or out of). Cf production number…

Energy, enthusiasm; = go-go-go, n. 2.