fume

[US]/fjuːm/
[UK]/fjuːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. emit smoke; become angry
vt. emit smoke; expose to smoke; speak angrily
n. smoke; anger, annoyance

Phrases & Collocations

fume with anger

fume with frustration

fume hood

exhaust fume

Example Sentences

the malodor of diesel fumes;

The smoke and fumes almost suffocated me.

fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm.

noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents.

the air was tainted by fumes from the cars.

noxious fumes that foul the air;

These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.

fumes spewed out by cars and trucks

clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars.

he breathed fumes of wine into her face.

Noxious fumes poison the air.See Synonyms at contaminate

Petrol fumes from car engines poison the atmosphere.

There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.

Exhaust fumes from cars are poisoning the air of our cities.

Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.

A firefighter was overcome by fumes at a blaze in a plastics factory.

fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air.

The present invention is improved separating pipe of multitubular cyclonic separator for the fume energy recovering system in petrochemical catalytic cracker.

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