as in angry
feeling or showing anger
I was fuming after losing the game by a single point
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as in steaming
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 storming
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 fuming
Max Tani, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The Eagles were awarded a first down, much to the chagrin of Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who was fuming.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Publishers have already spent the past year fuming about ChatGPT summarising their stories.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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
This alliance seems to satisfy Uncle Grant, but Malcolm is fuming.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Other gamers are fuming that Microsoft has also changed its policies to block users from redeeming Reward points to pay for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.
—PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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The president spent months fuming at CBS News and sued the network and its parent company, Paramount, over the editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The Eagles were awarded a first down, much to the chagrin of Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who was fuming.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Publishers have already spent the past year fuming about ChatGPT summarising their stories.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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
This alliance seems to satisfy Uncle Grant, but Malcolm is fuming.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Other gamers are fuming that Microsoft has also changed its policies to block users from redeeming Reward points to pay for Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.
—PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuming
Adjective
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Davis remains angry that none of the church’s former leaders were held accountable.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, of course, an angry mob does chase the monsters around the castle, only to be chased by them in return (the monsters having rediscovered their reason for being), which results in some serviceable monster slapstick.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, steaming away wrinkles can give you that high-end feel typically found in a spa or hotel atmosphere.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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At Curry in a Hurry, Sajjad Chowdhury ladles steaming goat curry into a bowl for a customer while reflecting on the news the very building where investigators say the high-stakes poker games took place is just a block away.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Running for a full four-year term in 2026, the former chair of Florida’s Republican Party has used the same formula in barn-storming stops across Florida to argue that local governments should cut tax rates and shrink their budgets.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sullen and death-obsessed, Lisa has no filter, a flair for the dramatic and a body full of raging hormones.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This week, Rosalía taps Björk and Yves Tumor for a dramatic taste of her excellent upcoming album Lux, Florence + the Machine unleash their raging sixth studio LP, and Tyler, the Creator offers an epic journey through his past for the Chromakopia deluxe version.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Health experts and Black leaders were outraged at his statement.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Parents would likely be outraged to learn the department isn’t more consistently tracking this information, said Charles Hobson, a professor at Indiana University Northwest and a board member of the advocacy group Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct & Exploitation.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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None of this has sat well with Robert, who is currently off the force, lying low, and seething at both Kyle and Evelyn.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 Oct. 2025
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Paul King had to walk by that poster every day on his walk to school, silently seething.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sc/sd/11x Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cobalt, which can cause a burning sensation when handled, was one of the most common of these and is named for the kobold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Fuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuming. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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