to fume

Examples

• All

• Clorox and fried potatoes fumed in the ill-lit hall as they had during each previous visit.

  Fiction book (1993)

• - We dusted, sprayed, dipped, fumed.

  In the Woods (1999)

• Batton leveled the plane at five thousand feet and fumed it slightly, squinting through the windshield.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Most had their tobacco pulled, and were either stripping or curing it in log sheds that fumed a slight blue smoke.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The Emporium had been fumed into a giant factory where "people organs" were being manufactured. I was sure of it: people organs, the dried bodies wired with artificial nervous systems and laid down in rows, from the little bodies to the biggest, like giant xylophones.

  Fiction book (1992)

• To eliminate the pests in the garden, we decided to fume the plants with a special chemical.

• The technician will fume the equipment to disinfect it before further use.

• Before the winter season, they will fume the house to ensure it is pest-free.

Synonyms

D

to disinfect

vsto fume

18 3.7

To clean a surface, wound, or tool with chemicals to kill germs

focuses on killing pests rather than mainly targeting microorganisms

F

to fumigate

vsto fume

14 7.6

To treat a place with strong chemicals to kill pests and germs

is a more general action used beyond formal pest or germ treatments

D

to disinfest

vsto fume

• Specialized

8.8

To remove insects and other pests from a place using chemicals or traps

uses exposure to gases specifically instead of varied removal methods

Antonyms

V

to ventilate

12 4.4

To let fresh air into a room so it is not stuffy

Phrasal Verbs

B

to begin to fume

5.8

Start to show obvious anger, often with a red face and raised voice

How Thorough

to sterilize

• Specialized

29 4.1

to fume

• Specialized

1 7.4

to treat

831 2.7

to spray

209 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology