fume
noun
Often fumes any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature.
had been fuming
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past perfect progressiveof fume.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Bathers at the edge of the water watched smoke drifting from the Geldingadalir eruption, which had been fuming and flowing for months.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
“Mercy 1” exclaimed Edna, who had been fuming.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
All day long she had been fuming at Izzy, both internally and aloud.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
He was also furious that although President Nixon had said he’d be invited to the White House in 1972, the invitation never arrived; Bobby had been fuming about it for two decades.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
It was not till late Saturday afternoon that Marjorie came at last, and Hugh had been fuming up and down, looking for her since early morning.
From The Imaginary Marriage by Henry St. John Cooper
