Fume Definition

fyo͝om
fumed, fumes, fuming
noun
fumes
A gas, smoke, or vapor, esp. if offensive or suffocating.
Webster's New World
An outburst of anger, annoyance, etc.
Webster's New World
A strong or acrid odor.
American Heritage
A state of resentment or vexation.
American Heritage
A number of solid or liquid particles within a gas.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
fumed, fumes, fuming
To subject to or treat with fumes.
American Heritage
To give off gas, smoke, or vapor.
Webster's New World
To give off as fumes.
Webster's New World
To expose to fumes.
Webster's New World
To rise up or pass off in fumes.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
  • be calm
  • be happy

Other Word Forms of Fume

Noun

Singular:
fume
Plural:
fumes

Origin of Fume

  • From Middle English, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhūw- (“to smoke, raise dust”). More at dun, dusk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French fum from Latin fūmus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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