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Word: Fume
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French fumer (verb), from Latin fumare ‘to smoke’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fjuːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
Short Definition:strong-smelling gas etc.
Examples:- clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars
Word: Fume
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fjuːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feel, show, or express great anger
Short Definition:feel great anger
Examples:- ‘We simply cannot have this’, she fumed
- the minister reportedly fumed at officials of the department
Definition:
emit gas or vapour
Short Definition:emit gas etc.
Examples:- fragments of lava hit the ground, fuming and sizzling
Definition:
expose (something, especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints
Short Definition:expose wood to ammonia fumes
Examples:- you can fume the wood with industrial-strength ammonia.
- the fumed oak sideboard
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