fume
Often fumes . any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.
an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through.
to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor: giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke.
to treat with or expose to fumes.
to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray.
to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly.
to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late.
Origin of fume
1Other words for fume
Other words from fume
- fumeless, adjective
- fumelike, adjective
- fumer, noun
- fum·ing·ly, adverb
- un·fum·ing, adjective
Other definitions for fumé (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for fume
/ (fjuːm) /
(intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage
to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction
(tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate
(often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour
a sharp or pungent odour
a condition of anger
Origin of fume
1Derived forms of fume
- fumeless, adjective
- fumelike, adjective
- fumer, noun
- fumingly, adverb
- fumy, adjective
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Scientific definitions for fume
[ fyōōm ]
Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.
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