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[fjuːm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
(e.g: clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French fumer (verb), from Latin fumare ‘to smoke’
[fjuːm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- feel, show, or express great anger
(e.g: ‘We simply cannot have this’, she fumed)
- emit gas or vapour
(e.g: fragments of lava hit the ground, fuming and sizzling)
- expose (something, especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints
(e.g: you can fume the wood with industrial-strength ammonia.)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French fumer (verb), from Latin fumare ‘to smoke’
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