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Noun: fumes  fyoomz
  1. Gases ejected from an engine as waste products
    "The garage was filled with exhaust fumes from the running car";
    - exhaust, exhaust fumes
Noun: fume  fyoom
  1. A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    "Noxious fumes from the factory polluted the air";
    - smoke
Verb: fume  fyoom
  1. Emit a cloud of fine particles
    "The chimney was fuming";
    - smoke
     
  2. Be mad, angry, or furious
    "He fumed silently as his neighbour's dog barked all night"
     
  3. Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
    "They fumed the warehouse to eliminate the infestation";
    - fumigate, smoke

Type of: aerosol, emit, experience, feel, gas, give off, give out, process, treat, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

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