fumed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fumed
Example Sentences
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He fumed when a group member suggested printing ‘Stop AI’ on purple shirts rather than red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"It's a human right to know your identity and also to have the possibility to have contact with your biological family," she fumed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Former England striker Gary Lineker wrote on X that it "might be the worst VAR decision I've seen... extraordinary given the significance" and McInnes fumed at the call afterwards.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Then, at the regular Senate Republican Conference lunch on Aug. 6, 1974, Goldwater fumed, “There are only so many lies you can take, and now there has been one too many.”
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
“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 "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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