- 1[intransitive, transitive] to be very angry about something fume (at/over/about somebody/something) She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. fume (with something) He was fuming with indignation. + speech “This is intolerable!” she fumed.
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- 2[intransitive] to produce smoke or fumes
fume
verbNAmE//fyum//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fume he / she / it fumes
past simple fumed
-ing form fuming
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