— fumeless , adj. — fumelike , adj. — fumer , n. — fumingly , adv.
/fyoohm/ , n. , v. , fumed, fuming .
n.
1. Often, fumes . any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.
2. an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through.
v.t.
3. to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor: giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke.
4. to treat with or expose to fumes.
5. to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late.
v.i.
6. to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray.
7. to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly.
[ 1350-1400; ME fum fumus smoke, steam, fume ]
Syn. 2. rage, fury, agitation, storm. 5. chafe, fret.