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What (who) is fume - definition
fume
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Fumes; Fumed; Fume (disambiguation)
fume
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Fumes; Fumed; Fume (disambiguation)
I. n.
1.
Smoke, vapor, steam, exhalation, effluvium, reek.
2.
Passion, rage, pet, fry, fret, storm, agitation, stew (colloq.).
II. v. n.
1.
Smoke, reek, emit, vapor, throw off vapor, give out exhalations.
2.
Rage, rave, fret, bluster, storm, chafe, flare up, be in a passion, be in a rage, fly off at a tangent.
fume
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Fumes; Fumed; Fume (disambiguation)
¦ noun a gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale.
¦ verb
1. emit fumes.
2. [usu. as adjective fumed] expose (something, especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
3. feel great anger.
Derivatives
fuming adjective
fumingly adverb
fumy adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. fumer (v.), from L. fumare 'to smoke'.
Examples of use of fume
1. While contractors fume, plans can remain on hold for years.
2. Mac lovers are also likely to fume once they see Vista‘s graphics.
3. "The Greens can fume all they want, but they should learn the facts first.
4. Some of the ‘fume events‘ include: A FlyBe flight on 2 February 2006.
5. Fume and fulminate and plan as they might, they can‘t change it.