fume
/fjuːm/ verb C2- To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
- To apply or offer incense to.
- To emit fumes.
- To pass off in fumes or vapours.
- To express or feel great anger. · He’s still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.
- To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
He/she/it fumes · Past fumed · Past participle fumed · -ing form fuming
Verb forms
- Base form
- fume
- He/she/it
- fumes
- Past
- fumed
- Past participle
- fumed
- -ing form
- fuming
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