That rises or emanates as smoke, vapour, fume, or odour. Also figurative. Now rare.
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释义 | the world > matter > gas > [adjective] > of the nature of fumes or vapour > full of or emitting fumes or vapour (12) reekingOE That rises or emanates as smoke, vapour, fume, or odour. Also figurative. Now rare. fumosec1400 Full of fumes, giving off fumes, vaporous, flatulent. fuming1575 That emits smoke, steam, or vapour; that rises in fumes. Of acids: Emitting fumes on exposure to the air. fuming liquor of Boyle (see quot. 1807). smokyc1590 Steaming, reeking; rising in fine spray. vaporous1594 Filled with, thick or dim with, vapour; foggy, misty. fumid1597 Fuming, vaporous. smokinga1616 Giving out steam or vapour, sending up fine dust or spray, etc. See also smoking hot, adj. 1. vapouring1648 Full of vapour; emitting or giving off a vapour. fumiferous1656 Bearing or producing fumes or smoke. fumigant1727 That fumes. Obsolete. Subcategories:— specifically of dead bodies, etc., while warm (2) |
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