fume
noun
Often fumes any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature.
fumes
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present tense formof fume (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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At issue is whether the reported fumes are an isolated problem—or point to a broader vulnerability in the air-supply system used on nearly every commercial aircraft flying today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
One of the affected aircraft from Air Corsica’s fleet is currently with ATR at its facilities in Toulouse, France, where the manufacturer is running tests to identify the source of the reported fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dr Coralynn Sack, an occupational pulmonologist specialising in air pollution's effects on the body at the University of Washington, said the noxious fumes from wildfires are well known to pose "inhalational hazards" to firefighters.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“These trucks don’t have as much rattle, fumes, exhaust, things of that nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It seemed as if whole armies were on the march, though for the most part they were hidden by the reeks and fumes drifting from the fens and wastes beyond.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
