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fume
(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.]
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fume
(fjuːm)vb
1. (intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage
2. (Chemistry) to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction
3. (tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate
n
4. (Chemistry) (often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour
5. a sharp or pungent odour
6. a condition of anger
[C14: from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapour]
ˈfumeless adj
ˈfumeˌlike adj
ˈfumer n
ˈfumingly adv
ˈfumy adj
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fume
(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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
fume
(fyo͞om) Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.
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fume
Past participle: fumed
Gerund: fuming
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Noun | 1. | fume - a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas gun smoke - smoke created by the firing of guns smother - a stifling cloud of smoke |
Verb | 1. | fume - be mad, angry, or furious feel, 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" | |
3. | fume - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | |
4. | fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face |
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fume
verb
1. 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 noun
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
fume
nounverbTo be or become angry:
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.
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Translations
غاز، دُخانيَستَشيطُ غَضَبا
dýmsoptitvýpar
damposraserøgskumme af raseri
dúl-fúl
krauma, sjóîa, vera öskuvondurreykur eîa gufa
degti pykčiudūmaigaraisiusti
dūmigaraiņiizgarojuminiknotiesskaisties
soptiť
dumanhiddetlenmeköfkelenmek
fume
[fjuːm]A. VI
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fume
vi
(liquids) → dampfen, rauchen; (gases) → aufsteigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fume
[fjuːm] vi (angry person) → essere furioso/a; (car exhaust) → fumareto be fuming with rage at or about sth → fumare di rabbia per qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fume
(fjuːm) noun smoke or vapour which can be seen or smelled. He smelled the petrol fumes.
verb to be very angry whilst trying not to show it. He was fuming (with rage).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fume
vt. humear, emitir vapores o gases.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012