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
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Border Patrol 'tough guy' brings immigration crackdown to Chicago as governor fumes.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Rupesh Dabbir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Two losses to Trump have left the base fuming and looking for answers that new independent left voices are offering.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Wall Street Journal analysis found the number of fume incidents surged 660% between 2016 and 2024 for JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, which both primarily use Airbus aircraft.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Border Patrol 'tough guy' brings immigration crackdown to Chicago as governor fumes.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Or write a support email with the perfect mix of humor and sincerity to turn a fuming customer into a loyal advocate?
—Rupesh Dabbir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Two losses to Trump have left the base fuming and looking for answers that new independent left voices are offering.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
Verb
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After the hat has cooled, Rosa—a factory floor veteran of 30 years—will steam it to relax the fur’s fibers, and then inspect it for stains and imperfections.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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At the height of the protests the demonstrators stormed and partially burnt the parliament in Nairobi and dozens of protesters were killed.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The first firefighters, who arrived within five minutes, reported seeing smoke coming from the upper windows of the apartment, according to Fire Marshal John Droppelmann with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Total terror raged for a month or more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An excellent crosser of the ball, though, so every cloud.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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North Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 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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Try a foaming bathroom cleaner for soap scum (choose one without bleach, which could discolor brick) or make your own cleaner with borax.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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An adaptation of his novel from two years earlier, the 1983 film features a very good boy who is transformed into a hulking, foaming monster when a rabid bat bites the otherwise sweet St. Bernard.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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