fumed

verb

past tense of fume
1
as in raged
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 stormed
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 fumed Bonta fumed that state investigators had been stripped of credit for their work in the federal government’s enforcement actions, noting that Essayli had thanked local and state partners, but did not identify teams. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Mizzou fans fumed about beating KU but playing in the lesser bowl. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Cliff Johnsen, business agent for the Steamfitters Local 638 union, fumed. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 Both the defendants and courts fumed at this because, while attorney-client privilege survives death, this death killed the power of Boca Raton’s Lee Sarkin and Ocean Ridge’s Drew Levitt to act on their client’s behalf. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 All the millwork and fumed oak cabinetry throughout the house were custom-designed by Toumbakaris. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Riders crashed, team directors fumed, and according to Vacek, the race is no more. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Indigenous men grieved but also fumed when women were attacked. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fumed
  1. raged
  2. stormed
  3. steamed
  4. seethed
  5. burned
  6. boiled
  7. shook
  8. foamed
Verb
  • The pair were expected to discuss a lasting resolution to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has now raged for more than four-and-a-half years.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Similarly, a battle raged among lawmakers at the state and federal levels who wanted to regulate and tax the product, and those who wanted to ban it.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of raged
Verb
  • Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter as Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brown last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2021 season and in what turned out to be his final game, famously stormed off the field bare chested.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stormed
Verb
  • One of my favorite dishes was the live bass, steamed whole under fresh green chiles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • These were extraordinary, the shrimp steamed until the meat, lightly perfumed with ginger, snapped under the tooth, and the pleated wrapper held the right amount of chew.
    — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of steamed
Verb
  • When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of seethed
Verb
  • The tokens burned spitting out anti-Waymo opinions are part of a monthslong battle between Waymo and its rivals over whether the autonomous driving company can operate commercially on the streets of several major cities.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • There was even a Panthers defensive stand in which the Broncos only burned 59 seconds and the Panthers had the ball, driving, with two minutes left in the game — only five points down.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of burned
Verb
  • Nutritional profiles can vary by type of carrot or sweet potato, preparation method (raw, boiled, roasted), and portion size.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
  • El-Sayed, in responding to a question about Social Security, boiled his preferred frame for this election down to one sentence.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of boiled
Verb
  • Nvidia’s stock already took a beating from a wider reversal in chip stocks as US voters’ protests against data centers shook confidence in the market’s AI trade.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Nacua shook off a couple of drops to make big plays, especially on critical fourth downs and on a seven-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • The Timberwolves foamed at the mouth, eager to back up Jaden McDaniels’ trash talk about Denver’s defense from three days earlier.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • With her eyes closed and her palms turned upward, Scherzinger appeared to be in total peace as the ocean tide gently foamed around her feet.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of foamed

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“Fumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fumed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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