fume meaning

[ fju:m ] Pronunciation:   "fume" in a sentence
Verb: fume  fyoom
  1. Be mad, angry, or furious 
  2. Emit a cloud of fine particles
    "The chimney was fuming"
    - smoke 
  3. Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
    - fumigate 
  4. Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
    - reek
Noun: fume  fyoom
  1. A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    - smoke

Derived forms: fumed, fuming, fumes

Type of: aerosol, emit, experience, exudate, exude, feel, give off, give out, ooze, ooze out, process, transude, treat

Encyclopedia: Fume

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  1. the burnt heaps of wood were still fuming.
  2. the fumes had power enough to poison him on the spot.
  3. they are not affected by poisonous fumes or gases.
  4. he fumes if i'm not there when the phone rings.
  5. he fumed and fretted and did not know what was the matter.

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