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fume
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- pronunciation:
- fyum
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(often pl.) a vapor, smoke, odor, or the like, esp. one that is disagreeable or unhealthful.
I smelled gas fumes, so I suspected a leak.- synonyms:
- discharge, effluvium, emission, haze, miasma, reek, smog
- similar words:
- cloud, exhalation, fog, gas, odor, smoke, vapor, waft
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| definition 2: |
an irritated state; angry mood.
He left the discussion in a fume.- synonyms:
- fret, snit
- similar words:
- anger, fit, rage, stew, storm
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| related words: |
damp, exhaust, miff, pet |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fumes, fuming, fumed |
| definition 1: |
to give off or exhale (an odor, smoke, vapor, or the like).
The factory fumed an acrid odor.- synonyms:
- discharge, emit, exhale
- similar words:
- belch, exude, vaporize, waft
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| definition 2: |
to expose to or treat with fumes.
We are fuming the house to kill roaches.- synonyms:
- fog, fumigate, gas
- similar words:
- smoke, treat
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to display irritation or anger.
She fumed whenever the insult was mentioned.- synonyms:
- bristle, seethe, steam
- similar words:
- anger, boil, broil, chafe, fret, simmer, stew, storm
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| definition 2: |
to emit vapor, smoke, or odors.
The old furnace is fuming.- synonyms:
- gas, reek, smoke
- similar words:
- belch, discharge, fog, smell, smolder, stink
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| related words: |
burn, evaporate, flame, madden, rage, reek |
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