fume

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fjum/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅m)

Inflections of 'fume' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fumes
v 3rd person singular
fuming
v pres p
fumed
v past
fumed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fume /fyum/USA pronunciation   n., v., fumed, fum•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. ChemistryOften, fumes. [plural] smoke, gas, or vapor, esp. of an irritating nature:tobacco fumes.

v. [no object]
  1. to emit or give off fumes or vapor.
  2. to be fretful, irritated, or angry:She always fumes when the mail is late.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fume  (fyo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n., v., fumed, fum•ing. 
n. 
  1. Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature:tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide.
  2. an irritable or angry mood:He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through.

v.t. 
  1. to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor:giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke.
  2. to treat with or expose to fumes.
  3. to show fretful irritation or anger:She always fumes when the mail is late.

v.i. 
  1. to rise, or pass off, as fumes:smoke fuming from an ashtray.
  2. to emit fumes:The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly.
  • Latin fūmus smoke, steam, fume
  • Old French fum
  • Middle English 1350–1400
fume′less, adj. 
fume′like′, adj. 
fum′er, n. 
fum′ing•ly, adv. 
    2. rage, fury, agitation, storm. 5. chafe, fret.
fu•mé  (fy mā′),USA pronunciation adj. [French.]
  1. smoked.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fume /fjuːm/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to be overcome with anger or fury; rage
  2. to give off (fumes) or (of fumes) to be given off, esp during a chemical reaction
  3. (transitive) to subject to or treat with fumes; fumigate
 n
  1. (often plural) a pungent or toxic vapour
  2. a sharp or pungent odour
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus smoke, vapourˈfumeless adj ˈfumingly adv ˈfumy adj
'fume' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fumitory - fret - fumage - fumariaceous - fumed - fumeuse - fumy - perfume - Pouilly-Fumé - rage - reek - sfumato

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