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fume

UK/fjuːm/ US/ˈfjum/ rare obsolete
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

be mad, angry, or furious

2.

emit a cloud of fine particles

  • “The chimney was fuming”
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3.

treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

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4.

be wet with sweat or blood, as of one''s face

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noun

1.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

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Origin

From Middle English fume, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Doublet of thymus and thymos. More at dun, dusk, dust.

Phrases

  • exhaust fume
  • fume cupboard
  • fume date
  • fume hood
  • fuming sulfuric acid

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