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The definition of a fume is smoke or gas, or something that is not real.

(noun)

An example of a fume is smoke from a barbecue.
An example of a fume is an imaginary friend.

Fume is defined as to give off gas or smoke, or to show anger.

(verb)

An example of fume is for a grill to produce smoke.
An example of fume is to show how annoyed you are at someone for something they said.

See fume in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a gas, smoke, or vapor, esp. if offensive or suffocating
anything imaginary or without substance
Rare anything that weakens clear thinking
Rare an outburst of anger, annoyance, etc.
Chem. a number of solid or liquid particles within a gas

Origin: ME < OFr fum < L fumus < IE base *dheu-, to blow, smoke, be turbid > dull

intransitive verb fumed, fuming

to give off gas, smoke, or vapor
to rise up or pass off in fumes
to show, or give way to, anger, annoyance, etc.

Origin: ME fumen < OFr fumer < L fumare < fumus

transitive verb

to expose to fumes
to give off as fumes

Related Forms:

fumingly adverb

See fume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.
A strong or acrid odor.
A state of resentment or vexation.

verb fumed fumed, fum·ing, fumes

verb, transitive

To subject to or treat with fumes.
To give off in or as if in fumes.

verb, intransitive

To emit fumes.
To rise in fumes.
To feel or show resentment or vexation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French fum

Origin: , from Latin fūmus

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