fume
[ fyoom ]
/ fyum /
noun
Often fumes.
any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.
an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through.
verb (used with object), fumed, fum·ing.
verb (used without object), fumed, fum·ing.
to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray.
to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly.
Origin of fume
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French
fum < Latin
fūmus smoke, steam, fume
OTHER WORDS FROM fume
Words nearby fume
fumaric acid,
fumarole,
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fumatory,
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fume,
fume cupboard,
fumed,
fumet,
fumeuse,
fumigant
Example sentences from the Web for fumes
British Dictionary definitions for fumes
fume
/ (fjuːm) /
verb
(intr)
to be overcome with anger or fury; rage
to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction
(tr)
to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate
noun
(often plural)
a pungent or toxic vapour
a sharp or pungent odour
a condition of anger
Derived forms of fume
Word Origin for fume
C14: from Old French
fum, from Latin
fūmus smoke, vapour
Scientific definitions for fumes
fume
[ fyōōm ]
Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.