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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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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
After taking the first set 6-3, Džumhur was fuming when a let was not called by umpire Greg Allensworth on one of his serves during the second set. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Trump has been fuming about its revelations, and a parlor game around who-leaked-what has been underway in DC since excerpts first appeared in the Times. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
Noun
Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker. — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Wearing a mask can further limit fume exposure. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026 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
  • In fact, one of the first things most folks will want to do, possibly before even grabbing a drink or snack, is to rip off those steaming boots and slide on something more comfortable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of steam
Verb
  • It’s celebrated on July 14 because that’s the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the guillotine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Jenny was left fuming after the stunning admission and eventually stormed off into her tent.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Fire officials said the home sustained extensive damage from fire, soot, smoke, and water.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Video posted on social media had shown people fleeing as flames shot out the single-story building and black smoke billowed into the sky.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of smoke
Verb
  • In January 2025, as the LA wildfires raged, people placed bets on Polymarket, one of the leading prediction market platforms.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of cloud
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  • Do not burn debris or other items during an air quality alert.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Research shows warming temperatures from burning coal, oil and gas are making fires more frequent and intense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of burn
Noun
  • When Claudia’s ghost rips into Louis and Lestat with a miasma of rage and despair, Anderson and Reid’s eyes search for each other across the room, reflecting the unexpected agony of this experience and the regret of putting Claudia through this.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • The miasma of truth and fiction can become dense.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026
Definition of miasma
Verb
  • Then use either a foaming coil cleaner or a mixture of warm water and dish soap on the coils, making sure to avoid contact with the electrical controls and fan motor.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 9 July 2026
  • Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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