Fume

Fume Fume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fuming}.] [Cf. F. fumer, L. fumare to smoke. See {Fume}, n.] 1. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. [1913 Webster]

Where the golden altar fumed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Silenus lay, Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]

2. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. [1913 Webster]

Keep his brain fuming. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To pass off in fumes or vapors. [1913 Webster]

Their parts are kept from fuming away by their fixity. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]

4. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. [1913 Webster]

He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

While her mother did fret, and her father did fume. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

{To fume away}, to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes. [1913 Webster]

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Smoke, vapor, steam, exhalation, effluvium, reek, Smoke, reek, emit, vapor, throw off vapor, give out exhalations / Passion, rage, pet, fry, fret, storm, agitation, stew (colloq.), Rage, rave, fret, bluster, storm, chafe, flare up, be in a passion, be in a rage, fly off at a tangent

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fume — fume … Dictionnaire des rimes
fumé — fumé … Dictionnaire des rimes
fumé — fumé, ée 1. (fu mé, mée) part. passé de fumer1. 1° Exposé à la fumée. Jambon fumé. Verres fumés, verres exposés à la fumée, dont on se sert pour observer les éclipses. Verre fumé se dit aussi d un verre de couleur de fumée employé pour… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Fume — Fume, v. t. 1. To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. [1913 Webster] She fumed the temple with an odorous flame.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fume — (f[=u]m), n. [L. fumus; akin to Skr. dh[=u]ma smoke, dh[=u] to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr. qy ein to sacrifice, storm, rage, qy mon, qy mos, thyme, and perh. to E. dust: cf. OF. fum smoke, F. fum[ e]e. Cf. {Dust}, n., {Femerell}, {Thyme}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fume — fume; fume·less; per·fume·less; per·fume; … English syllables
Fume — is an English Punk/Alternative Rock/Post Grunge band, and is the brain child of lead singer Jon Ham. With no fixed members other than Ham, some have called it The Jon Ham Band .Fume are currently working on their first album, entitled The Lonely… … Wikipedia
fumé — agg. [dal fr. fumé, part. pass. di fumer fumare; affumicare ]. [di colore grigio fumo: calze f. ; vetro f. ] ▶◀ affumicato, (lett.) bronzato, bronzeo, brunito. ‖ scuro … Enciclopedia Italiana
fume — [fju:m] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: fumer, from Latin fumus smoke ] 1.) [I and T] to be angry about something fume at/over/about ▪ She sat in the car, silently fuming about what he d said. ▪ You ve no right to be here, he fumed. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
fume — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. fum smoke, steam, vapor, breath, from L. fumus smoke, steam, fume (Cf. It. fumo, Sp. humo), from PIE *dheu (Cf. Skt. dhumah, O.C.S. dymu, Lith. dumai, O.Prus. dumis smoke, M.Ir. dumacha fog … Etymology dictionary

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