Fumed
['fju:md]
Definition
(adj.) (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes; 'fumed oak' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Fume
Editor: Rena
Examples
- He writhed, fumed, shifted his seat, and the beating of his heart was almost audible. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He had fumed inwardly during the feast, but when the flurry was over and he strolled home after seeing Scott off, a milder mood came over him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He quelled, he kept down when he could; and when he could not, he fumed like a bottled storm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It's a false note, Miss Sharp said with a laugh; and Rawdon Crawley fumed with rage and mortification. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I fretted and fumed all next day, and raised a great disturbance,' rejoined the old gentleman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Rena