1
as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau
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2
as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently
when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs
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Recent Examples of fume
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
Cue the cameras While playing in a cricket match in the 1990s, British computer scientist Paul Hawkins fumed over a bad call.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025
John fumes), one employs a chessboard and a Rube Goldbergian chain of events, and so on.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Did Rick have the story wrong this whole time?
LAURIE LETS LOOSE | After learning that Jaclyn slept with Valentin behind her back (and lied about it), Laurie is still fuming as the three ladies head to dinner, guzzling rosé and needling Jaclyn with passive-aggressive digs.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
Cue the cameras While playing in a cricket match in the 1990s, British computer scientist Paul Hawkins fumed over a bad call.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
This will ensure the paint fumes dissipate as much as possible before bedtime.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025
John fumes), one employs a chessboard and a Rube Goldbergian chain of events, and so on.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
Verb
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Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.—
Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Such is the case with this 15-minute fictionalized short inspired by the traumatic aftermath of a real event — when a group of Proud Boys in 2022 stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour program at the East Bay’s San Lorenzo Library and proceeded to hurl gay and transphobic slurs there.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Soon after Noboa took office in 2023, the country suffered back-to-back emergencies: a notorious gang leader escaped from prison; days later, a band of gunmen stormed a major TV station and took the staff hostage.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Social-media posts showed images of smoke rising near the area, although Russian authorities did not acknowledge any strike on the airfield itself, insisting that air defenses had repelled the attack.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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While nitrous oxide was once only available in professional settings, it’s now sold openly in smoke shops and online.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Similar conversations have raged around the country for years, particularly over whether Confederate monuments should be removed from public spaces.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, a subset of online losers have raged about Doctor Who’s inclusivity.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pregame The clouds are rolling into Fayetteville as Arkansas and Texas A&M players go through warmups.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then, the dust cloud will reappear in the night sky toward the end of April.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air.—
Ross Pomeroy,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2025
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When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The grease will foam as the bacon turns from just-cooked to perfectly crispy.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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From swapping out foaming cleansers for gentler alternatives to ditching certain ingredients in favor of others, their recommendations will help keep your skin watered, balanced, and glowing through February and beyond.—
Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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