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fume
fume F0360700 (fyo͞om)n.1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.2. A strong or acrid odor.3. A state of resentment or vexation.v. fumed, fum·ing, fumes v.tr.1. To subject to or treat with fumes.2. To give off in or as if in fumes.v.intr.1. To emit fumes.2. To rise in fumes.3. To feel or show resentment or vexation. [Middle English, from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus.]fume (fjuːm) vb1. (intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage2. (Chemistry) to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction3. (tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigaten4. (Chemistry) (often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour5. a sharp or pungent odour6. a condition of anger[C14: from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapour] ˈfumeless adj ˈfumeˌlike adj ˈfumer n ˈfumingly adv ˈfumy adjfume (fyum) n., v. fumed, fum•ing. n. 1. Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; poisonous fumes of carbon monoxide. 2. an irritable or angry mood: to be in a fume. v.t. 3. to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor. 4. to treat with or expose to fumes. v.i. 5. to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late. 6. to rise, or pass off, as fumes. 7. to emit fumes. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French fum < Latin fūmus smoke, steam] fume (fyo͞om) Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.fume Past participle: fumed Gerund: fuming
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I fume | you fume | he/she/it fumes | we fume | you fume | they fume |
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I fumed | you fumed | he/she/it fumed | we fumed | you fumed | they fumed |
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I am fuming | you are fuming | he/she/it is fuming | we are fuming | you are fuming | they are fuming |
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I have fumed | you have fumed | he/she/it has fumed | we have fumed | you have fumed | they have fumed |
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I was fuming | you were fuming | he/she/it was fuming | we were fuming | you were fuming | they were fuming |
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I had fumed | you had fumed | he/she/it had fumed | we had fumed | you had fumed | they had fumed |
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I will fume | you will fume | he/she/it will fume | we will fume | you will fume | they will fume |
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I will have fumed | you will have fumed | he/she/it will have fumed | we will have fumed | you will have fumed | they will have fumed |
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I will be fuming | you will be fuming | he/she/it will be fuming | we will be fuming | you will be fuming | they will be fuming |
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I have been fuming | you have been fuming | he/she/it has been fuming | we have been fuming | you have been fuming | they have been fuming |
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I will have been fuming | you will have been fuming | he/she/it will have been fuming | we will have been fuming | you will have been fuming | they will have been fuming |
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I had been fuming | you had been fuming | he/she/it had been fuming | we had been fuming | you had been fuming | they had been fuming |
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I would fume | you would fume | he/she/it would fume | we would fume | you would fume | they would fume |
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I would have fumed | you would have fumed | he/she/it would have fumed | we would have fumed | you would have fumed | they would have fumed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fume - a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gassmokeaerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gasgun smoke - smoke created by the firing of gunssmother - a stifling cloud of smoke | Verb | 1. | fume - be mad, angry, or furiousfeel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" | | 2. | fume - emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"smokegive out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" | | 3. | fume - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pestsfumigateprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | | 4. | fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's facereekexudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" |
fumeverb1. rage, boil, seethe, see red (informal), storm, rave, rant, smoulder, crack up (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), champ at the bit (informal), blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), get hot under the collar (informal), go off the deep end (informal), wig out (slang), go up the wall (slang), get steamed up about (slang) I fumed when these women did not respond.plural noun1. smoke, gas, exhaust, pollution, haze, vapour, smog, miasma, exhalation, effluvium car exhaust fumesnoun1. stench, stink, whiff (Brit. slang), reek, pong (Brit. informal), foul smell, niff (Brit. slang), malodour, mephitis, fetor, noisomeness stale alcohol fumesfumenounA condition of excited distress:Informal: snit, state, sweat, swivet.Slang: tizzy.verbTo be or become angry:anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, rage, seethe.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.Translationsfume (fjuːm) noun smoke or vapour which can be seen or smelled. He smelled the petrol fumes. 氣體 气体 verb to be very angry whilst trying not to show it. He was fuming (with rage). 發怒 发怒fume
be running on fumesTo be continuing to operate with no or very little enthusiasm, energy, or resources left. I've been painting the house for four hours every night after work, and I am seriously running on fumes at this point. We were running on fumes by the time our team made it to the championship round.See also: fume, on, runningrun on fumes1. To be especially ineffectual, insubstantial, or unsuccessful. The high production value means that the film is visually stunning, but no amount of aesthetic beauty can save a film whose paper-thin plot runs on fumes from start to finish. The former president promised quite a lot in his campaign speeches, but his administration ran on fumes throughout his time in the White House.2. To continue to operate with no or very little enthusiasm, energy, or resources left. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) I've been painting the house for four hours every night after work, and I am seriously running on fumes at this point. We were running on fumes by the time our team made it to the championship round.See also: fume, on, runrunning on fumesContinuing to operate with no or very little enthusiasm, energy, or resources left. A reference to a car that has nearly run out of fuel. I've been painting the house for four hours every night after work, and I am seriously running on fumes at this point. We were running on fumes by the time our team made it to the championship round.See also: fume, on, runningfume about (someone or something)To have prolonged anger toward someone or something. Uncle Al looks unhappy—what do you think he's fuming about now? Ever since those two became roommates, she's just constantly fuming about him.See also: fumefume over (someone or something)To have prolonged anger toward someone or something. Uncle Al looks unhappy—what do you think he's fuming over now? Ever since those two became roommates, she's just constantly fuming over him.See also: fume, overfume at (someone)To direct one's anger at someone. Don't fume at me because you overslept—it's not my fault you didn't hear your alarm. The boss is fuming at everyone who was involved in that project.See also: fumefume about someone or something and fume over someone or somethingto be very angry about someone or something. She was just fuming over her broken vase. She was still fuming about Larry the next morning.See also: fumefume at someoneFig. to rage at someone. She was really fuming at Sam, who had broken her table leg.See also: fumefume
fume Chem a pungent or toxic vapour fume
fume Occupational medicine A solid suspension resulting from condensation of the products of combustion. See Inhalant Vox populi verbTo be in the midst of a mental mini-meltdown. fume Related to fume: flume, Fume BlancSynonyms for fumeverb rageSynonyms- rage
- boil
- seethe
- see red
- storm
- rave
- rant
- smoulder
- crack up
- go ballistic
- champ at the bit
- blow a fuse
- fly off the handle
- get hot under the collar
- go off the deep end
- wig out
- go up the wall
- get steamed up about
noun smokeSynonyms- smoke
- gas
- exhaust
- pollution
- haze
- vapour
- smog
- miasma
- exhalation
- effluvium
noun stenchSynonyms- stench
- stink
- whiff
- reek
- pong
- foul smell
- niff
- malodour
- mephitis
- fetor
- noisomeness
Synonyms for fumenoun a condition of excited distressSynonyms- snit
- state
- sweat
- swivet
- tizzy
verb to be or become angrySynonyms- anger
- blow up
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- explode
- flare up
- foam
- rage
- seethe
- steam
Synonyms for fumenoun a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gasSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be mad, angry, or furiousRelated Wordsverb emit a cloud of fine particlesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pestsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's faceSynonymsRelated Words- exudate
- exude
- ooze out
- transude
- ooze
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