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- Dictionaryfume/fjuːm/
noun
- 1. an amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale: "clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars" Similar
verb
- 1. feel, show, or express great anger: "‘We simply cannot have this’, she fumed" Similar
- 2. emit gas or vapour: "fragments of lava hit the ground, fuming and sizzling" Similar
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to be very angry, sometimes without expressing it: I saw her a week after they'd had the argument and she was still fuming. fume at The whole episode left me fuming at the injustice of it all. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. angry It does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
How to use fume in a sentence. a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive; an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (such as air)… See the full definition
Fume is the submicron particles formed by evaporation of the material and subsequent solidification in the gas stream.
to be very angry, sometimes without expressing it: I saw her a week after they'd had the argument and she was still fuming. fume at The whole episode left me fuming at the injustice of it all. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. angry It does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all. mad Are you mad at me?
A strong-smelling gas, smoke or vapor is also called a fume. In cartoons, when a character is fuming, it is often drawn with fumes coming out of its ears. You may fume about the inconsiderate person who sits in the car with the engine running, spewing clouds of exhaust fumes.
Definition of fume verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'fume'. 1. Fumes are the unpleasant and often unhealthy smoke and gases that are produced by fires or by things such as chemicals, fuel, or cooking. [...] 2. If you fume over something, you express annoyance and anger about it. [...] More.
