plume
noun
a feather.
pluming
-
present participleof plume.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Stepping out of the truck, Avery looked up and saw flames and smoke pluming into the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Elizabeth Leddy, 28, from Poole said: "The amount of smoke pluming out was like no heath fire I've seen before."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
Crews arrived to find heavy fire and black smoke pluming from the single-level home.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
As we’re now seeing again in other places, the skyline was pluming with smoke, and the National Guard drove in.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2020
“Ausziehen,” Volkheimer will say, his breath pluming out in front of him, and almost every time, the big Russian will understand.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
