fumed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fumed
Example Sentences
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Moscow later fumed that this had led to the fall of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
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 • Dec. 15, 2025
Meanwhile, a customer fumed that she was going to be late for work at the port: Her car key was in the pocket of the man ICE had taken away.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
“She’s almost dead before you decide to give her care,” Harris fumed.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
“I put you babies in the clean places at the laundry, as far away from the germs that fumed out of the ghosts’ clothes as I could.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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