Definitions for fumefyum
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fumefyum(n.; v.)fumed, fum•ing.
(n.)Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature:
tobacco fumes; poisonous fumes of carbon monoxide.
Category: Chemistry
an irritable or angry mood:
to be in a fume.
(v.t.)to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor.
to treat with or expose to fumes.
(v.i.)to show fretful irritation or anger:
She always fumes when the mail is late.
to rise, or pass off, as fumes.
to emit fumes.
Origin of fume:
1350–1400; ME < OF fum < L fūmus smoke, steam
Princeton's WordNet
smoke, fume(verb)
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
fume(verb)
be mad, angry, or furious
fume, smoke(verb)
emit a cloud of fine particles
"The chimney was fuming"
fumigate, fume(verb)
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
reek, fume(verb)
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fume(verb)fyum
to be very angry
I was secretly fuming over/about it.
Wiktionary
fume(Noun)
A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre)
Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.
fume(Noun)
A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
fume(Verb)
Emit fumes.
fume(Verb)
Expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
fume(Verb)
To feel or express great anger.
He's still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.
Webster Dictionary
Fume(noun)
exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco
Fume(noun)
rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion
Fume(noun)
anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination
Fume(noun)
the incense of praise; inordinate flattery
Fume(noun)
to smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor
Fume(noun)
to be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied
Fume(noun)
to pass off in fumes or vapors
Fume(noun)
to be in a rage; to be hot with anger
Fume(verb)
to expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room
Fume(verb)
to praise inordinately; to flatter
Fume(verb)
to throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor
Translations for fume
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dampAfrikaans
- غاز، دُخانArabic
- изпарениеBulgarian
- gásPortuguese (BR)
- dým; výparCzech
- der Rauch, der DunstGerman
- røg; os; dampDanish
- αναθυμίασηGreek
- humoSpanish
- vingEstonian
- گازFarsi
- huuruFinnish
- fumée, vapeur (de)French
- אֵדHebrew
- तेज गन्ध से युक्त धुआंHindi
- isparina, zagušljiva paraCroatian
- füst, gőzHungarian
- uapIndonesian
- reykur eða gufaIcelandic
- fumo, esalazioneItalian
- 煙Japanese
- 가스, 연기Korean
- dūmai, garaiLithuanian
- dūmi; garaiņi; tvaiks; izgarojumiLatvian
- wasapMalay
- dampDutch
- røyk, dampNorwegian
- opary, wyziewyPolish
- گازPersian
- لوګى، بخار، ګاز، دودPashto
- fumoPortuguese
- fum, aburi (de)Romanian
- дым; испарениеRussian
- dym; výparySlovak
- dim, hlapiSlovenian
- isparenjeSerbian
- rök, dunst[er], ånga, ångorSwedish
- ควัน; ไอThai
- dumanTurkish
- 氣體Chinese (Trad.)
- параUkrainian
- بھاپ ، دھنواںUrdu
- khói, hơiVietnamese
- 气体Chinese (Simp.)
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