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Dictionary: fume   (fyūm) pronunciation
n.
  1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.
  2. A strong or acrid odor.
  3. A state of resentment or vexation.

v., fumed, fum·ing, fumes.

v.tr.
  1. To subject to or treat with fumes.
  2. To give off in or as if in fumes.
v.intr.
  1. To emit fumes.
  2. To rise in fumes.
  3. To feel or show resentment or vexation.

[Middle English, from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus.]


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noun

    A condition of excited distress: Informal snit, state, sweat, swivet. Slang tizzy. See calm/agitation.

verb

    To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, rage, seethe. Informal steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one'sstacktop, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit theceilingroof, lose one's temper, see red. See feelings.

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v

Definition: get very upset about
Antonyms: be calm, be happy


Odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To show bad temper.

pronunciation He never mocks, For mockery is the fume of little hearts. — Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - røg, damp, dirren
v. tr. - rase imod
v. intr. - rase, udsende dampe, ose

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitwaseming, (uitlaat) gas, vlaag, iets wat de rede aantast, boosheid, zich opwinden, aan gas blootstellen, uitwasemen, boos uitroepen, opstijgen, bewieroken, met ammoniadampen verkleuren

Français (French)
n. - émanations (npl), vapeurs, fumées, fumée
v. tr. - exposer qch à la fumée
v. intr. - fumer, émettre de la fumée/des vapeurs, (fig) rager, fumer (de colère)

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich sehr aufregen, rauchen, räuchern
n. - Dampf, Dunst

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καπνίζω, υποβάλλω κάτι στην επίδραση του καπνού, βγάζω καπνό, μαίνομαι, αφρίζω, λυσσάω
n. - καπνός, αναθυμίαση, καυσαέριο, δυνατή μυρωδιά

Italiano (Italian)
irritarsi, impazientirsi, fumare di rabbia, bollire, fumare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - produzir gases, irar-se
n. - gás (m), ira (f)

Русский (Russian)
окуривать, кипеть от злости, дым, пары, резкий запах, возбуждение

Español (Spanish)
n. - vapor, gas, humo, tufo
v. tr. - ahumar, fumigar, exhalar
v. intr. - enojarse, irritarse, hervir de cólera, estar furioso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ryka, stiga upp i ånga, vara rasande
n. - rök, dofter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
臭气, 激怒, 烟, 熏, 冒烟, 发怒, 冒出, 怒气冲冲地说话

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 臭氣, 激怒, 煙
v. tr. - 燻
v. intr. - 冒煙, 發怒, 冒出, 怒氣衝衝地說話

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가스, 연무, 증기, 짜증, 몽롱함
v. tr. - 내뿜다, 그을리다
v. intr. - 피어 오르다, 발산하다, 애태우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 煙, 蒸気, 臭気
v. - 出る, いぶす, ぷりぷり怒る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطلق دخانا (الاسم) دخان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עשן, זעם, קצף, אדים‬
v. tr. - ‮העלה עשן, חיטא באדים, הקטיר קטורת, זיהם את האוויר בעשן, גז או אדים‬
v. intr. - ‮זעם, קצף, רתח מכעס‬


 
 
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