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| fume [ fyoom ] |
verb (past and past participle fumed, present participle fum·ing, 3rd person present singular fumes) |
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1. intransitive verb be angry: to feel great anger, especially anger that is not fully expressed
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2. intransitive verb emit gas: to emit gas, smoke, or vapor, or be emitted in this form
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3. transitive verb fumigate: to treat something with a gas, smoke, or other fumigant
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noun (plural fumes) |
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1. smoke: smoke, gas, or vapor, especially when unpleasant or harmful
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often used in the plural
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 a chemical that emits noxious fumes when exposed to air
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2. acrid smell: an acrid or nauseating smell
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often used in the plural
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3. fit of anger: a state of great anger
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin fumus "smoke"] |
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 fum·ing·ly adverb |
 fum·y adjective |
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