fuss vs squabble

fuss

noun
  • A complaint or noise; a scene. 

  • Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. 

  • An exhibition of affection or admiration. 

verb
  • To show affection for, especially animals. 

  • To pet. 

  • To cry or be ill-humoured. 

  • To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust 

  • To be very worried or excited about something, often too much. 

squabble

noun
  • A minor fight or argument. 

verb
  • To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment. 

  • To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel. 

How often have the words fuss and squabble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )