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# fume

noun (fumes — usually plural); verb (fume, fumes, fumed, fuming)

«fume» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fumes are smoke, gas or strong smells that are unpleasant or harmful to breathe, like car exhaust or paint fumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#m1)
2. To fume is to be very angry, often quietly or while waiting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#m2)
3. To fume is to give off smoke or gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#m3)
4. (informal, UK) «I'm fuming» means I'm really angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and safety lessons, harmful fumes from cars, fires and chemicals are a danger; open windows when painting. In stories, a character fumes with anger: «She fumed all the way home.» Phrases: «exhaust fumes», «paint fumes», «toxic fumes», «fuming with anger», «running on fumes» (almost out of fuel or energy).

### Examples

- The car's exhaust fumes made me cough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x1)
- Open the window; the paint fumes are strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x2)
- The firefighters wore masks against the toxic fumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x3)
- Dad fumed when the train was late again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x4)
- I was fuming when my brother broke my model! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x5)
- The chemical began to fume when it touched the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x6)
- I'm running on fumes after that long day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/#x7)

### Note

As a noun, usually plural: fumes. Verb is regular: fumed, fuming. «Fuming» is a strong but not rude word for angry. Safety: never breathe fumes from chemicals or burning plastic; tell an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fume» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fume/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fume» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fume.html) on Mova free.