plume
noun
a feather.
pluming
-
present participleof plume.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Stepping out of the truck, Avery looked up and saw flames and smoke pluming into the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Elizabeth Leddy, 28, from Poole said: "The amount of smoke pluming out was like no heath fire I've seen before."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
Crews arrived to find heavy fire and black smoke pluming from the single-level home.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
“I’m not very good,” he laughs, his breath pluming the air.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2020
A thousand feet below her, a half-mile-wide caldera yawned at the top of a mountain, white steam pluming from the centre.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
