fuming 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of fumingnext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger I was fuming after losing the game by a single point

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fuming

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verb

present participle of fume
1
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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fuming

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“Fuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuming. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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