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verb

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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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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
Of course, there’s a big difference between providing an unforgettable experience for an excited child and being forced to run damage control so other diners don’t start fuming. — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025 The retreat from the Doral vote left some Democratic commissioners fuming at the possibility of county households paying more for trash pickup if Miami-Dade had to spend millions more on a plan just to accommodate the president-elect’s resort. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Poisoning occurs when breathing in CO fumes prevents the body from getting enough oxygen, which can harm the brain, heart and other organs, according to Johns Hopkins. — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025 Many Pompeii people suffocated from breathing in toxic fumes from a cloud of gas and ashes. — Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 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
  • Skip the butter on veggies or meats by air frying, poaching, or steaming.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Everything was steaming hot, and the smell alone was overwhelming in the best way possible.
    — Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of steam
Verb
  • In just his second year, using the transfer portal as well as anyone to accelerate the rebuild, Pitino’s Johnnies stormed through the Big East, matching UConn’s record for wins in the conference (18) which was set during the Huskies’ historically dominant 2023-24 season.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
  • All passengers were asked to remain seated, but Augustin allegedly stormed to the front of the plane while holding onto his sister.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Police allegedly seize over 17 pound of cannabis while executing a search warrant at a Norwalk smoke shop that has been raided three times.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • He’s had artists like Skepta, Cash Cobain, and went viral when Fivio Foreign made a diss song about him because Max didn’t let the Brooklyn rapper and Lil Tjay smoke in his Airbnb.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of smoke
Verb
  • The war has raged on after Trump became president for a second time, with Russia making slow progress on the battlefield in Ukraine and pressing Ukrainian forces that had taken a sliver of Russian territory across the border in Kursk.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Related Articles Free pie, lunar eclipse festivities at The Exploratorium’s Pi Day ‘Science is under attack’: At Stand Up for Science rallies, protesters rage against Trump cuts California biotech company gets FDA approval for EpiPen alternative for kids Daylight saving time is bad for you.
    — Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Rest assured, there’s more than a silver lining in that gray cloud.
    — Chris Carosa, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 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
  • Finally, Fauci’s role in this miasma remains unclear — in part because of his obfuscation and in part the nonfeasance of scientific journalists who for years haven’t aggressively pursued COVID-19’s origin story.
    — Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Boris Johnson, after the miasma of Brexit and his government’s slapdash handling of the pandemic, seized on the U.K.’s onetime role as a protector of European security.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Definition of miasma
Verb
  • This foaming cleanser from Abib has a great multitasking formula that tackles blackheads, all while keeping your skin nice and soothed thanks to components like heartleaf extract and Centella asiatica.
    — Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Despite suggesting it be mixed with a milk frother, this one didn’t offer much froth on its own, but foamed up with the help of some milk.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of foam

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