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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fume/fjuːm/
▶noun a gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. ▶verb
- 1 emit fumes.
- 2 (usu. as adj. fumed) expose (something, especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
- 3 feel great anger.
– derivatives
fuming adjective,
fumingly adverb,
fumy adjective.
fuming adjective,
fumingly adverb,
fumy adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. fumer (v.), from L. fumare ‘to smoke’.
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