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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Recent Examples of fume
Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Geolocation companies are fuming about this stance.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Toxic fume events on airplanes are increasingly common.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But that hasn’t stopped the cattle lobby from fuming.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Geolocation companies are fuming about this stance.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines, which primarily operate A320s, saw a combined 660% surge in frequency of fume events between 2016 and 2024, according to the report.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Toxic fume events on airplanes are increasingly common.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
Verb
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Acorn squash can be baked, roasted, or steamed for a tasty side dish.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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Humidity often corrodes cables and steams camera lenses.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Police geared up and stormed the compound, using a hoe to knock the padlock off a door inside.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Players must focus on teamwork, communication and coordination to successfully complete orders before customers get angry and storm out.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of the vehicles – a cargo truck bearing the dairy factory’s logo – appears to be completely torched, with a thick cloud of black smoke rising from it.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The smoke version offers a minimalist vibe, while the amber and rose variety will bring warm, inviting hues to any table.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some of those territories were invaded with the tacit support of Western allies keen to prop up an anti-communist leader, at a time when proxy conflicts backed by the US and the Soviet Union raged across the Global South.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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When January 2025’s Eaton fire raged through Altadena, just outside of LA, Good Neighbor bar had only been open for less than two months.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some incredible lines come out of people’s mouths, and then the clouds gather again.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The clouds billowed as far east as New York, choking farm economies in the middle of the country and sending millions of people on the move.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Veg/cm/61 Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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An evil entity called Magatsu has been spreading its miasma around the world and that has consumed mana.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Creamy cleansers help to preserve your skin’s natural fatty acids, while foaming cleansers are designed to strip them away.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The four fragrances will be available to purchase in a wide assortment, including three-wick candles, fine fragrance mists, body creams, body washes, foaming hand soaps, hand sanitizer sprays, laundry care, decor and wallflowers.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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