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DictionaryfumeGas or vapor
noun / verb

fume

FYOOM/fjuːm/

To give off strong vapor or smoke.

The charred log continues to fume above the embers.

A charred log gives off thick curling smoke above glowing embers.
Etymology
fumeLatinsmoke, steam

Smoke supplies the image behind the anger sense: a person figuratively gives off fumes of irritation rather than actual vapor.

In context

Manhwa Enjoyer508:29
SCHO'S FIRST REACTION WAS TO FUME THAT A COUNTRY THIS PRIMITIVE SHOULD NOT EXIST.
The WORLD Keeps Resetting Him, But His MEMORY Never Resets

More examples

  • Paint fumes fill the room despite the open windows.
  • The smoldering pile continued to fume after the flames died.
  • Exhaust fumes drift through the bus's open door.

Forms

fume · fumes · fumed · fuming

fumigate verb — To treat with gas to kill pests.

Similar words

smoke
Specifically the airborne particles and gases produced by burning.
vapor
A substance in gas form, not necessarily strong-smelling or harmful.