fume /fjuːm/noun 6verb 6forms 3 noun6 •A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures. •Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.The Fumes of his Passion do as really intoxicate and confound his judging and discerning Faculty , as the Fumes of Drink discompose and stupify the Brain of a Man over - charged with it. — 1692 •A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate. •Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.a show of fumes and fancies — 1627 •The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.to smother him with fumes and eulogies — 1621 •(no longer used) A passionate person. verb6 •To emit fumes.where the golden altar fumed — 1667 •(figurative) To express or feel great anger.He’s still fuming about the argument they had yesterday. •To pass off in fumes or vapours.whose parts are kept from fuming away, not only by their fixity[…] — 1704 •To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints. •To apply or offer incense to. •(figurative) To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.Keep his brain fuming. — 1606 formsfumed · fuming · fumes
