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1
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
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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- make a scene,
- run amok
- (or run amuck)
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19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable
19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable
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The first known use of fume was in the 14th century
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