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verb

Definition of fumenext
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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fume

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noun

as in steam

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Recent Examples of fume
Verb
After taking the first set 6-3, Džumhur was fuming when a let was not called by umpire Greg Allensworth on one of his serves during the second set. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026 On March 30, a mob of teens gathered in the same spot and ran wild for hours, jumping on cars and leaving multiple vehicles badly damaged and residents fuming. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Noun
That could mean a Presidential drop-in by the First Golfer, which would mean road-closing security measures that can turn a Sunday drive into a Sunday park-and-fume. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 To top it off, the X-Shinobi yachts are equipped with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion systems, ensuring a quiet and fume-free cruising experience for guests while helping to reduce the environmental impact of marine tourism. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fume
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
  1. steam
  2. storm
  3. smoke
  4. rage
  5. cloud
  6. burn
  7. miasma
  8. foam
Verb
  • Marylanders settled back for a steaming celebration of America’s 194th birthday today.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
  • The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
    — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of steam
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  • Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The Cavaliers won the 2015-2016 championship in a remarkable series in which Cleveland stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to win in seven games, a first in finals history.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Aerial video captured by ABC7 showed smoke rising from a smoldering truck as a long line of cars extended south of the incident.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Cigarette Smoke and Environmental Pollution Breathing in cigarette smoke, car exhaust, or factory fumes exposes your lungs to harmful particles.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
Definition of smoke
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  • The possible flare of Marburg in Uganda will only add to the challenges of responding to the overwhelming Ebola outbreak raging in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • Still, if someone argued otherwise, Smith and his ilk would rage in fury.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of rage
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  • On July 3, Arcade made its agent authorization and tool-execution runtime available through the Microsoft Azure and AWS marketplaces, so enterprises can deploy it inside their own cloud with one click.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • To try Adidas’s cloud-like designs for yourself, consider these Ultraboost running sneakers.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of cloud
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  • According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
    — Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of burn
Noun
  • The miasma of truth and fiction can become dense.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • Up in the attic, a melty miasma smothers the thick winter coats, which hurt me to even look at.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Definition of miasma
Verb
  • Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • The peroxide will foam up and then break down harmlessly into water rather than persisting in your soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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