ado Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rapid active commotion
    fuss; flurry; bustle; stir; hustle.

WordNet

A*do" verb infinitive noun
Etymology
OE. at do, northern form for to do. Cf. Affair.
Definitions
  1. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing. "What is here ado?" J. Newton.
  2. Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles.
    With much ado, he partly kept awake. Dryden.
    Let's follow to see the end of this ado. Shak.

Webster 1913