fumed

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adjective

darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes, as oak and other wood.

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Origin of fumed

First recorded in 1605–15; fume + -ed²

Words nearby fumed

fumatorium, fumatory, fumble, fume, fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigation

How to use fumed in a sentence

The interests of millions, he fumed, were in “the hands of about twenty coxcombs.”
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They are sidestepping the SNC,” fumed Mohammed Sarmini, an SNC spokesman.
Why Hillary Clinton Snubbed the Syrian National Council on Istanbul Visit|Mike Giglio|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The stymied Tareq fumed for the rest of the day, announcing that “their star, Michaele” would not attend the official wrap party.
Michaele and Tareq Salahi’s Hellish Divorce|Diane Dimond|January 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The caller fumed that this proved her unsuitability to serve on the highest court.
A Persistent Pioneer|Patricia J. Williams|May 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST

“A nation whose people can't say 'Merry Christmas' is a nation capable of ruining its own economy,” he fumed on November 20.
Who Started the War on Christmas?|Max Blumenthal|December 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST
“I fretted and fumed all next day, and raised a great disturbance,” rejoined the old gentleman.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Last week I should have moped and fumed here, and cursed my luck in being bound to a log on a day like this.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
"If you ask me, he's got the deuce of a cheek, you know," Verinder fumed.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
They fumed with exceeding wrath, and slopped over with pious indignation at the swindle put upon them.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
Clarice fumed with fury at hearing the slow means appointed for Tartaglia's death.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

British Dictionary definitions for fumed

fumed

/ (fjuːmd) /

adjective

(of wood, esp oak) having a dark colour and distinctive grain from exposure to ammonia fumes

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