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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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
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
And so, on July 4, 2004, with dignitaries in attendance and Silverstein fuming, a 20-ton block of polished Adirondack granite was craned into place — before later being trucked away for storage.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Not long ago, their fumes polluted the air on both sides of the river, but now the mine is closed.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Travis Hunter went from celebrating acrobatic catches in the end zone against North Dakota State to fuming in Lincoln.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
And so, on July 4, 2004, with dignitaries in attendance and Silverstein fuming, a 20-ton block of polished Adirondack granite was craned into place — before later being trucked away for storage.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
The cause of death given was inhalation of fire fumes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Not long ago, their fumes polluted the air on both sides of the river, but now the mine is closed.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Softened butter can ooze and melt away in the oven before steaming, which is what really creates those pockets of air that lead to flaky pastry.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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Crossroads Village steams along during holidays Genesee County Parks in Flint offers its own magical experience, Christmas at Crossroads, which lets riders enjoy an evening trip on the 1800s Huckleberry Railroad and by streets filled with decorations celebrating Christmas past.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
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As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Beal, owner of the Cigar Vault, said the business uses a ventilation system that recycles the air, so patrons of nearby businesses should not be bothered by the cigar smoke.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said two of their deputies working as school resource officers rushed to the scene of the shooting, but were blocked by a haze of dust and smoke.Andy Rose, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The show ends in 1350, around the time that the Black Death was raging through Siena.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Maia Sandu, the pro-Western president, is seeking reelection after guiding Moldova closer to the European Union than ever before while Russia’s war in Ukraine raged near its eastern border.Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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This increase is due to higher software expenses and cloud hosting services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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The technique, also known as solar radiation management, encompasses a range of technologies including sunshields in space, marine cloud brightening and stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI).Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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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
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In backing up that grave accusation, Robinson provides less a smoking gun than a kind of smoldering miasma.Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
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Navigating the miasma of content, rates, and teaser deals requires Points Guy level dedication.Emil Steiner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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According to Mayor Ron Jensen, fire crews responded to a warehouse fire on S Avenue around 1 p.m. on Tuesday and utilized a foaming agent to extinguish the flames.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Sep. 2024
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That's because it's formulated with nourishing ingredients like castor oil and cocoa butter—and without harsh foaming agents, which can strip your scalp of natural moisture.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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