to fume
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4.6
- verb
- /fjuːm/
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- On days when the sky seemed no higher than the treeline and the smoke from his chimney fumed at his door.
- fuming black smoke
Examples
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A huge stove burned in one corner of the balcony, smoke fuming from a perforated pipe that curled from the chimney.
Fiction book (1995) -
Yellow smoke was fuming out of his mouth, nose, and what might be his ears.
Fiction book (2000) -
The fact was, they didn't care if she smoked, for most of them failed even to notice the exhaust fuming from her mouth.
Fiction book (1998) -
Dust fumed from the chestnut flank.
Fiction book (1993) -
The factory was fuming with smoke as the machinery worked non-stop.
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After the accident, the car lay fuming on the side of the road, releasing a thick cloud of smoke.
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The volcano began to fume as molten lava slowly seeped from its crater.
Synonyms
102
1.5
To send out a cloud of tiny particles and gas from burning
57
2.6
To send out something like a smell, light, or heat
33
1.0
To give off hot water in the form of gas when heated
10
4.8
To remove gas or steam from a machine
3
5.6
Give off visible steam or smoke
1
6.3
To rise and spread in the air like smoke or steam
To produce smoke or gas when something burns
To come out freely, as a liquid, gas, or light
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Etymology
Fume comes from the old Latin word fumus, which means 'smoke', and you can see the same root in perfume. So to fume (in the literal sense) is to give off smoke or vapor, like a chimney or volcano.