fume
noun
Often fumes any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature.
has been fuming
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present perfect progressiveof fume (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He has been fuming over Monday's FBI raid of the office, residence and hotel room of Michael Cohen, his personal attorney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
Privately, Trump has been fuming over the Justice Department’s opposition to releasing the memo, according to an administration official not authorized to discuss private conversations and speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2018
Yet sources tell Vanity Fair that the president has been fuming lately, “I hate everyone in the White House.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2017
Webber has been fuming all weekend because of the preferential treatment shown to Vettel and his own frustration spilled over at the end of the race when he said: "Not bad for a No2 driver."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2010
Most ambitious of these originated with the National Association of Manufacturers, which has been fuming about attacks on Business for years.
From Time Magazine Archive
