fume

🇺🇸 /fjuːm/ 🇬🇧 /fjuːm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
verb
R

to be very angry

He began to fume when his computer crashed again.

R

to produce smoke or gas

The chemical started to fume when mixed with water.

translation

v. to be very angry; to produce smoke or gas

Word Forms

3rd Present fumes
Past fumed
Perfect fumed
Progressive fuming