fumed

American  

[fyoomd] / fyumd /

adjective

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

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fumed British  

/ fjuːmd /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of fumed

First recorded in 1605–15; fume + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The play earned O’Neill his second Pulitzer Prize for drama, but he fumed at the way critics accused him of copping out with what seemed to them a happy ending.

From Los Angeles Times

“Now I shall have to waste part of my salary on clothes, which I hardly need,” she fumed, although it was not really true, for the elbows of her sleeves were worn rather thin.

From Literature

“Next to the elephant’s-foot umbrella stand, he says. Why, the cheek!” the admiral fumed.

From Literature

“Awful, clumsy, incompetent workmen! I shall have them all fired,” she fumed.

From Literature

“He treated me like a little boy,” Kennedy fumed.

From Literature

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