fume

CEFRB2

/fjuːm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Strong, unpleasant smoke or gas.

  2. 02

    verb

    To show great anger.

Examples

  • Don't just sit there and fume. Tell me what's wrong.

  • He speaks to me, I fume internally.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.

  2. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.

  3. A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

More examples

In context

  • Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.

  • He’s still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.

  • Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fume, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Doublet of thymus and thymos. More at dun, dusk, dust.