fumes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fume
1
as in steams
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau

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2
as in storms
to express one's anger usually violently when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs

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fumes

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noun

plural of fume
as in clouds

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  1. steams
  2. storms
  3. clouds
  4. burns
  5. rages
  6. boils
  7. seethes
Verb
  • The kitchen steams between 1,500 and 1,800 of three varieties every night at Adams Morgan’s 11-year-old Afghan hot spot.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The series left Netflix at the end of June (A Year in the Life remains available there) and currently steams on Hulu and Prime Video.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of steams
Verb
  • But Danny and Ricky aren’t falling for Russ’ carefree act, and Ricky, unable to take any more of his lies, storms out.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mars storms the Official Streaming chart with five titles, while one of his most successful collaborations becomes a bestseller again on multiple rosters.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of storms
Noun
  • Seeing an astronaut like Adenot clinging to the space station with the clouds and blue oceans of Earth below puts things into perspective.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The region is getting an unusually hot start to September due to a strong area of high pressure that has built over the region, helping suppress clouds and rain and allowing temperatures to climb.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clouds
Verb
  • Impossibly juicy to its core, the chicken is served with a clever tofu-mustard sauce that’s tangy, savory, and smooth (not unlike ranch but also definitely not ranch) and a winning, aromatic jiao chili sauce that burns with a sweet heat.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When applied to weeds, vinegar burns the leaves and foliage but not the root system.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of burns
Verb
  • As the new school year begins, the debate over digital versus analog learning rages on, while more school districts reconsider the role of devices in the classroom.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • So long as the conflict there rages, fueling inflation thanks to higher energy prices, that will further drive up yields, according to Adam Phillips, managing director of investments at EP Wealth Advisors.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rages
Verb
  • The energy boils, and so does the tension between the woman in red and someone else competing for the same man.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Grylls cuts off the animal’s tongue with a knife and boils it over a campfire.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of boils
Verb
  • In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
    — Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of seethes
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“Fumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fumes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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