to fumer
- verb
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enfurecerse
- After hearing the unfair decision from the referee, the coach was visibly fuming.
They're all going, Nah, most people had left by this point fuming.
- They're all going, Nah, most people had left by this point fuming.
- I look up and my boyfriend at the time is bright red, fuming.
- I am still fuming because Stevie won't return my Evanescence CD.
- And she was fuming, walked out of the office and then the lads were going, what was that about?
Examples
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She was fuming when she found out that her colleague took credit for her work.
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I am still fuming because Stevie won't return my Evanescence CD.
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My opinion at this point was I would be fuming if anyone did this for me.
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I'm absolutely fuming because I did not give the signal.
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And she was fuming, walked out of the office and then the lads were going, what was that about?
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I'm low key fuming like oh I'm fuming.
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He didn't start social media fuming, bro, I was fuming.
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One day he's driving into work in Detroit and he's like caught in traffic and he just starts fuming and he wants to tweet vent.
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He tends to fume when people interrupt him during important conversations.
Synonyms
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6.3
To feel very angry without showing it
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6.7
To feel strong anger or hurt without showing it
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5.6
To feel very angry inside without showing it
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fumer is related to Latin fumus, 'smoke', because people long ago likened anger to smoke rising; so to fumer is to show or feel strong anger that is hard to hide.