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fume

noun

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

intransitive verb fumed, fuming

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

transitive verb

  1. to expose to fumes
  2. to give off as fumes

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See fume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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