FUME


Meaning of FUME in English

/ fjuːm; NAmE / verb

1.

fume (at / over / about sb/sth) to be very angry about sth :

[ v ]

She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam.

He was fuming with indignation.

[also v speech ]

2.

[ v ] to produce smoke or fumes

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French fumer (verb), from Latin fumare to smoke.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.