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Fume

fjuːm

Fume definitions
noun
fume fumes
  1. an amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale

    "clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars"

    • a pungent odour of a particular thing

      "he breathed fumes of wine into her face"

    • a watery vapour, steam, or mist rising from the earth or sea

      "a smouldering fume of dry frost"

verb
fume fumed fumes fuming
  1. feel, show, or express great anger

    "‘We simply cannot have this’, she fumed"

    be furious be enraged be angry seethe smoulder simmer boil be livid be incensed bristle be beside oneself spit chafe
  2. emit gas or vapour

    "fragments of lava hit the ground, fuming and sizzling"

    emit smoke emit gas smoke
  3. expose (something, especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints

    "you can fume the wood with industrial-strength ammonia."