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Definition of "fume" []

  • Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. (noun)
  • A strong or acrid odor. (noun)
  • A state of resentment or vexation. (noun)
  • To subject to or treat with fumes. (verb-transitive)
  • To give off in or as if in fumes. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fume" in a sentence
  • "Every day the Mayor delays and the bloggers fume is one more day that old, ugly, unsafe structure stays up."
  • ""Every day the Mayor delays and the bloggers fume is one more day that old, ugly, unsafe structure stays up.""
  • "But when the system malfunctions, chemical contaminants can occasionally end up circulating through the airplane, creating a so-called fume event."