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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
Indigenous men grieved but also fumed when women were attacked. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Racial tensions surrounding Clark are especially high right now, after a group of racially idolatrous media members fumed outrage over her walking out with Morgan Wallen at his concert last weekend. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 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
  • The afterbirth hanging down from the cows, steaming in the cold spring air.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Reduce heat to low and cook (milk should be steaming or just barely simmering around edges of pan) 10 minutes.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of steam
Verb
  • Argentina trailed by two goals with 11 minutes to play in Atlanta, then stormed back for a stunning 3-2 victory.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Sacramento improved to 2-0 in the California Classic after storming back from an 18-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Aerial video captured by ABC7 showed smoke rising from a smoldering truck as a long line of cars extended south of the incident.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Cigarette Smoke and Environmental Pollution Breathing in cigarette smoke, car exhaust, or factory fumes exposes your lungs to harmful particles.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
Definition of smoke
Verb
  • All eyes on jewelry As the jewelry supercycle rages on, the category is increasingly showing up during Couture Week.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of rage
Noun
  • On July 3, Arcade made its agent authorization and tool-execution runtime available through the Microsoft Azure and AWS marketplaces, so enterprises can deploy it inside their own cloud with one click.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • To try Adidas’s cloud-like designs for yourself, consider these Ultraboost running sneakers.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of cloud
Verb
  • According to researchers, any toxic airborne chemicals would likely stem from the charred foam insulation, metal exterior, burned solar panels and any lithium batteries that might have been present inside the warehouse.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • In Los Angeles County, the fire department said a man was critically injured after a fire burned at least two cars in a parking lot in the Wilmington neighborhood on July 3.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of burn
Noun
  • The miasma of truth and fiction can become dense.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • Up in the attic, a melty miasma smothers the thick winter coats, which hurt me to even look at.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Definition of miasma
Verb
  • Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • The peroxide will foam up and then break down harmlessly into water rather than persisting in your soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
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