No. 17,259 in Russian
суетиться
To fuss or bustle about.
In a sentence
Она начала суетиться перед важной встречей.
She began to fuss before an important meeting.
The word 'суетиться' conveys the idea of being nervously active or overly preoccupied due to anxiety or stress.
Не нужно суетиться, все уже подготовлено.
There's no need to fuss, everything is already prepared.
Here, 'суетиться' is used to suggest unnecessary or excessive actions in a situation where readiness or calmness is required.
Иван всегда суетится, когда ему нужно решить несколько задач одновременно.
Ivan always fusses when he needs to solve several tasks at once.
In this case, 'суетиться' expresses the habit of becoming disoriented or overly active when facing multitasking challenges.
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