fume

fume  (fym)

n.

1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.

2. A strong or acrid odor.

3. A state of resentment or vexation.

v. fumed, fum·ing, fumes

v.tr.

1. To subject to or treat with fumes.

2. To give off in or as if in fumes.

v.intr.

1. To emit fumes.

2. To rise in fumes.

3. To feel or show resentment or vexation.

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[Middle English, from Old French fum, from Latin fmus.]

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fume [fjuːm]

vb

1. (intr) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage

2. (Chemistry) to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction

3. (tr) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate

n

1. (Chemistry) (often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour

2. a sharp or pungent odour

3. a condition of anger

[from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapour]

fumeless  adj

fumelike  adj

fumer  n

fumingly  adv

fumy  adj

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fume  (fym)

Smoke, vapor, or gas, especially if irritating, harmful, or smelly.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fume - a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas smoke aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas gun smoke - smoke created by the firing of guns smother - a stifling cloud of smoke
Verb	1.	fume - be mad, angry, or furious feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	2.	fume - emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" smoke give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	3.	fume - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests fumigate process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	4.	fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face reek exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"

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fume

verb

rage, boil, seethe, see red (informal), storm, rave, rant, smoulder, crack up (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), champ at the bit (informal), blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), get hot under the collar (informal), go off the deep end (informal), wig out (slang), go up the wall (slang), get steamed up about (slang) I fumed when these women did not respond.

plural noun

smoke, gas, exhaust, pollution, haze, vapour, smog, miasma, exhalation, effluvium car exhaust fumes

noun

stench, stink, whiff (Brit. slang), reek, pong (Brit. informal), foul smell, niff (Brit. slang), malodour, mephitis, fetor, noisomeness stale alcohol fumes

Translations

fume [fjuːm]

A. VI

1. [chemicals etc] → humear, echar humo

2. (= be furious) → estar furioso, echar humo
to be fuming at or with sb → echar pestes de algn

B. fumes NPL (gen) → humo msing, vapores mpl; (= gas) → gases mpl

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fume [ˈfjuːm]

vi → rager
to fume over sth → être furieux/euse au sujet de qch

vt → rager fumes

npl → émanations fpl

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fume

vi

(liquids) → dampfen, rauchen; (gases) → aufsteigen

(fig inf, person) → wütend sein, kochen (inf)

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fume [fjuːm] vi (angry person) → essere furioso/a; (car exhaust) → fumare
to be fuming with rage at or about sth → fumare di rabbia per qc

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fume [fjuːm] vi (angry person) → essere furioso/a; (car exhaust) → fumare
to be fuming with rage at or about sth → fumare di rabbia per qc

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fume

n fume [fjuːm]

smoke or vapour which can be seen or smelled He smelled the petrol fumes. damp غاز، دُخان изпарение dým; výpar røg; os; damp der Rauch,der Dunst αναθυμίαση humo ving گاز huuru fumée, vapeur (de) אֵד तेज गन्ध से युक्त धुआं isparina, zagušljiva para füst, gőz uap reykur eða gufa fumo, esalazione 煙 가스, 연기 dūmai, garai dūmi; garaiņi; tvaiks; izgarojumi wasap damp røyk, damp opary, wyziewy fumo fum, aburi (de) дым; испарение dym; výpary dim, hlapi isparenje rök, dunst[], ånga, ångor ควัน; ไอ duman 氣體 пара بھاپ ، دھنواں khói, hơi 气体

v

to be very angry whilst trying not to show it He was fuming (with rage). stomend يَستَشيطُ غَضَبا гневя се soptit rase; skumme af raseri kochen αφρίζω από το κακό μου echar humo, subirse por las paredes, echar chispas (vihast) keema خشمگین بودن kihistä hors de soi לְהִתפָּרֵץ בְּכַעַס क्रोध करना, धुआं लगायी हुई bjesnjeti, pariti se dúl-fúl berang krauma, sjóða, vera öskuvondur essere furioso いきり立つ 불끈하다, 화가 나다 degti pykčiu, siusti (pie sevis) skaisties; niknoties meradang koken rase, dirre av sinne wściekać się espumar a clocoti кипеть от злобы soptiť pihati (od jeze) kipeti vara sprickfärdig av ilska พลุ่งพล่านด้วยความโกรธมาก hiddetlenmek, öfkelenmek 發怒 кипіти غصہ ہونا cáu kỉnh, nổi đoá 发怒