FUME

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fum, from Latin fumus; akin to Old High German toumen to be fragrant, Sanskrit dhūma smoke, Old Church Slavic dymŭ Date: 14th century 1. a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive , an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (as air), something (as an emotion) that impairs one's reasoning , a state of excited irritation or anger, fumy adjective II. verb (~d; fuming) Date: 14th century transitive verb to expose to or treat with ~s, to give off in ~s , to utter while in a state of excited irritation or anger, intransitive verb 1. to emit ~s, to be in a state of excited irritation or anger , to rise in or as if in ~s