fume

Plural: fumes

Noun

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
A passionate person.

Verb

Verb Forms: fumed, fuming, fumes

To give off gaseous exhalations; to express anger.
be mad, angry, or furious
emit a cloud of fine particles
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
To apply or offer incense to.
To emit fumes.
To pass off in fumes or vapours.
To express or feel great anger.
To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.

Examples

Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.
He’s still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.
Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate.
When her best word was challenged and lost, she began to fume silently.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fume, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Doublet of thymus and thymos. More at dun, dusk, dust.

Synonyms

fumigate, reek, smoke

Scrabble Score: 9

fume: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fume: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fume: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

fume: valid Words With Friends Word