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verb

Definition of fumenext
1
as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau

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2
as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs

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fume

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noun

as in steam

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Recent Examples of fume
Verb
Did Rick have the story wrong this whole time? LAURIE LETS LOOSE | After learning that Jaclyn slept with Valentin behind her back (and lied about it), Laurie is still fuming as the three ladies head to dinner, guzzling rosé and needling Jaclyn with passive-aggressive digs. — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025 Cue the cameras While playing in a cricket match in the 1990s, British computer scientist Paul Hawkins fumed over a bad call. — Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
This will ensure the paint fumes dissipate as much as possible before bedtime. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025 John fumes), one employs a chessboard and a Rube Goldbergian chain of events, and so on. — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fume
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
  1. steam
  2. storm
  3. smoke
  4. rage
  5. cloud
  6. burn
  7. miasma
  8. foam
Verb
  • Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of steam
Verb
  • After Cooper Flagg knocked down a pair of free throws at the 11:54 mark to give the Blue Devils a 56-42 lead, Houston stormed back with a relentless 28-11 run to complete a stunning rally and punch their ticket to the title game.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Opposition lawmakers have accused Yoon of inciting his most extreme followers to violence, after a pro-Yoon mob stormed and defaced the courthouse that issued his arrest warrant in January.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Social-media posts showed images of smoke rising near the area, although Russian authorities did not acknowledge any strike on the airfield itself, insisting that air defenses had repelled the attack.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Not so with a smokeless fire pit — these use propane bottles to fuel the flames, which means less mess in addition to no smoke.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of smoke
Verb
  • Videos shared on social media seemingly showed views of the fires from inside and outside the garage, as flames several feet tall raged from the SUV and dark smoke billowed out into the sky, visible from the park and surrounding areas.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The result is that deep within Jupiter's atmosphere, there are patches of ammonia that fell as mush balls from storms raging dozens of miles above – and that ammonia will stay buried down there until the next big storm dredges it up.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Later reports claimed that the plane had been hit by Russian shrapnel targeting Ukrainian drones, but the aircraft had already been struggling before the hit, having flown into a cloud of thick fog while losing satellite positioning data.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • But other places are gone, in a cloud of dust, and in their place are gleaming new things.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of cloud
Verb
  • The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.
    — Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of burn
Noun
  • They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air.
    — Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of miasma
Verb
  • The grease will foam as the bacon turns from just-cooked to perfectly crispy.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • From swapping out foaming cleansers for gentler alternatives to ditching certain ingredients in favor of others, their recommendations will help keep your skin watered, balanced, and glowing through February and beyond.
    — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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