fuming
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fuming
- /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/
Rhymes with -uːmɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of fume
adjective more fuming · most fuming
- That which fumes. fuming nitric acid
-
Very angry.
The first Premier League hat-trick by a Fulham player was taken in fine style, but it also exposed a slack defensive display which left QPR manager Neil Warnock fuming on the sidelines.
Similar: agitated, angry, annoyed, apoplectic, bad-tempered, berserk, big mad, blood-boiling, boiling mad, butthurt, cheesed off, choleric
noun fumings
- The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger. He fumed, and threatened, and stormed; but his fumings, and threatenings, and stormings, were powerless to turn from him the keen edge of public ridicule.
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title = {fuming},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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