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Webster 1913 Edition

Fume

Fume

(fūm)
,
Noun.
[L.
fumus
; akin to Skr.
dhūma
smoke,
dhū
to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr.
θύειν
to sacrifice, storm, rage,
θύμον
,
θύμος
, thyme, and perh. to E. dust: cf. OF.
fum
smoke, F.
fumée
. Cf.
Dust
,
Noun.
,
Femerell
,
Thyme
.]
1.
Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek;
as, the
fumes
of tobacco
.
The
fumes
of new shorn hay.
T. Warton.
The
fumes
of undigested wine.
Dryden.
2.
Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control;
as, the fumes of passion
.
South.
3.
Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
A show of fumes and fancies.
Bacon.
4.
The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
To smother him with
fumes
and eulogies.
Burton.
In a fume
,
in ill temper, esp. from impatience.

Fume

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fumed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fuming
.]
[Cf. F.
fumer
, L.
fumare
to smoke. See
Fume
,
Noun.
]
1.
To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
Where the golden altar
fumed
.
Milton.
Silenus lay,
Whose constant cups lay
fuming
to his brain.
Roscommon.
2.
To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
Keep his brain
fuming
.
Shakespeare
3.
To pass off in fumes or vapors.
Their parts are kept from
fuming
away by their fixity.
Cheyne.
4.
To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.
He frets, he
fumes
, he stares, he stamps the ground.
Dryden.
While her mother did fret, and her father did
fume
.
Sir W. Scott.
To fume away
,
to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes.

Fume

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.;
as, to bleach straw by
fuming
it with sulphur
; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room.
She
fumed
the temple with an odorous flame.
Dryden.
2.
To praise inordinately; to flatter.
They demi-deify and
fume
him so.
Cowper.
3.
To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor.
The heat will
fume
away most of the scent.
Montimer.
How vicious hearts
fume
frenzy to the brain!
Young.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fume

FUME

,
Noun.
[L. fumus.]
1.
Smoke; vapor from combustion, as from burning wood or tobacco.
2.
Vapor; volatile matter ascending in a dense body.
3.
Exhalation from the stomach; as the fumes of wine.
4.
Rage; heat; as the fumes of passion.
5.
Any thing unsubstantial or fleeting.
6.
Idle conceit; vain imagination.

FUME

,
Verb.
I.
[L. fumo.]
1.
To smoke; to throw off vapor, as in combustion.
Where the golden altar fumed.
2.
To yield vapor or visible exhalations.
Silenus lay, whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain.
3.
To pass off in vapors.
Their parts are kept from fuming away by their fixity.
4.
To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.
He fret, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.

FUME

, v.t.
1.
To smoke; to dry in smoke.
2.
To perfume,
She fumed the temples with an od'rous flame.
3.
To disperse or drive away in vapors.
The heat will fume away most of the scent.

Definition 2024

fume

fume

See also: fumé and fumê

English

Noun

fume ‎(plural fumes)

  1. A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre)
    Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.
    • T. Warton
      the fumes of new shorn hay
  2. A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
    Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate.
  3. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
    the fumes of passion
    (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)
  4. Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
    • Francis Bacon
      a show of fumes and fancies
  5. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
    • Burton
      to smother him with fumes and eulogies

Translations

Verb

fume ‎(third-person singular simple present fumes, present participle fuming, simple past and past participle fumed)

  1. To emit fumes.
    • Milton
      where the golden altar fumed
    • Roscommon
      Silenus lay, / Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain.
  2. To expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.
  3. To feel or express great anger.
    He's still fuming about the argument they had yesterday.
    • Dryden
      He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
    • Sir Walter Scott
      Her mother did fret, and her father did fume.
  4. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
    • Shakespeare
      Keep his brain fuming.
  5. To pass off in fumes or vapours.
    • Cheyne
      Their parts are kept from fuming away by their fixity.

Translations

Usage notes

  • In the sense of strong-smelling or dangerous vapor, the noun is typically plural, as in the example.

Asturian

Verb

fume

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of fumar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of fumar

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fym]

Verb

fume

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fumer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of fumer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of fumer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of fumer
  5. second-person singular imperative of fumer

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

fume

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of fumar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of fumar

Latin

Noun

fūme

  1. vocative singular of fūmus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfu.mi/

Verb

fume

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fumar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of fumar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fumar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fumar

Spanish

Verb

fume

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fumar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fumar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of fumar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of fumar.

Tarantino

Noun

fume

  1. smoke

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fjuːm/
  • Rhymes: -uːm

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