fume

[ fyoom ]

/ fyum /

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noun

Often fumes . any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.

an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through.

verb (used with object), fumed, fum·ing.

to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor: giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke.

to treat with or expose to fumes.

verb (used without object), fumed, fum·ing.

to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray.

to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly.

to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late.

Origin of fume

1350–1400; Middle English <Old French fum<Latin fūmus smoke, steam, fume

SYNONYMS FOR fume

2 rage, fury; agitation, storm.

7 chafe, fret.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fume

fumeless, adjectivefumelike, adjectivefumer, nounfum·ing·ly, adverb

un·fum·ing, adjective

Words nearby fume

fumaric acid, fumarole, fumatorium, fumatory, fumble, fume, fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant

Definition for fume (2 of 2)

fumé

[ fy-mey ]

/ füˈmeɪ /

adjective French.

of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked.

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Example sentences from the Web for fume

In vain did the squire stamp, and fume, and demand to know what was the matter; his only answer was a fresh explosion of mirth.
Sharing Her Crime|May Agnes Fleming
Ramoncito began in a fume, as if he were talking to himself.
Froth|Armando Palacio Valds
Charles boldly walked away, leaving the discomfited Virginian to fume and rage alone.
The Witch of Salem|John R. Musick
I can only fume and fret, and have hardly sufficient energy even to write to you.
Letters to an Unknown|Prosper Mrime

There was a very long silence, while the breath in their nostrils drew cold and sharp as it might have been a fume of ether.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for fume

fume

/ (fjuːm) /

verb

(intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage

to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction

(tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate

noun

(often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour

a sharp or pungent odour

a condition of anger

Derived forms of fume

fumeless, adjectivefumelike, adjectivefumer, nounfumingly, adverb

fumy, adjective

Word Origin for fume

C14: from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for fume

fume

[ fyōōm ]

Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.

单词	fume
释义	fume [ fyoom ] / fyum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fume ON THESAURUS.COM noun Often fumes . any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide. an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through. verb (used with object), fumed, fum·ing. to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor: giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke. to treat with or expose to fumes. verb (used without object), fumed, fum·ing. to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray. to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly. to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late. Origin of fume 1350–1400; Middle English <Old French fum<Latin fūmus smoke, steam, fume SYNONYMS FOR fume 2 rage, fury; agitation, storm. 7 chafe, fret. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fume ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM fume fumeless, adjectivefumelike, adjectivefumer, nounfum·ing·ly, adverb un·fum·ing, adjective Words nearby fume fumaric acid, fumarole, fumatorium, fumatory, fumble, fume, fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant Definition for fume (2 of 2) fumé [ fy-mey ] / füˈmeɪ / adjective French. of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fume In vain did the squire stamp, and fume, and demand to know what was the matter; his only answer was a fresh explosion of mirth. Sharing Her Crime\|May Agnes Fleming Ramoncito began in a fume, as if he were talking to himself. Froth\|Armando Palacio Valds Charles boldly walked away, leaving the discomfited Virginian to fume and rage alone. The Witch of Salem\|John R. Musick I can only fume and fret, and have hardly sufficient energy even to write to you. Letters to an Unknown\|Prosper Mrime There was a very long silence, while the breath in their nostrils drew cold and sharp as it might have been a fume of ether. The Day's Work, Volume 1\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for fume fume / (fjuːm) / verb (intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction (tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate noun (often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour a sharp or pungent odour a condition of anger Derived forms of fume fumeless, adjectivefumelike, adjectivefumer, nounfumingly, adverb fumy, adjective Word Origin for fume C14: from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fume rave, chafe, seethe, bristle, smoke, rage, burn, rant, storm, anger, boil, blow up, get hot Scientific definitions for fume fume [ fyōōm ] Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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fume

noun

verb (used with object), fumed, fum·ing.

verb (used without object), fumed, fum·ing.

Origin of fume

SYNONYMS FOR fume

OTHER WORDS FROM fume

Words nearby fume

Definition for fume (2 of 2)

adjective French.

Example sentences from the Web for fume

British Dictionary definitions for fume

verb

noun

Derived forms of fume

Word Origin for fume

Words related to fume

Scientific definitions for fume