Used in a Sentence

fuming

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fuming.

Editorial note

Bunnie dips the chips in fuming nitric acid and posts the photos to the web.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fuming gathered in one view.

noun

The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.

adjective

Very angry.

adjective

That which fumes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fuming.

noun

The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.

adjective

Very angry.

adjective

That which fumes.

Example sentences

1

Bunnie dips the chips in fuming nitric acid and posts the photos to the web.

2

I can see him sputtering and fuming as he angrily types out that last condescending reply to her.

3

Sega executives, however, still fuming at 3Dfx, severed their contract with the chip maker.

4

An SSD would be the easiest to destroy with a strong acid or base (fuming nitric acid will just decap the epoxy).

5

Fleming, however, fired off a fuming letter to The Times of London.

6

Pardon me while I drop by the chemist's shop to pick up some fuming nitric acid, sulfuric acid and glycerin.

7

I lost it, I sat there in stoic fuming silence while everybody else ate their fill.

8

After I finish fuming, I usually stop and think, and that's been a good thing.

9

Rants are often obvious; for instance, if everyone except one fuming moron is giving you 5 stars, a moderator shouldn't have any problem removing the offending post.

10

I am fuming, and just sent a fairly restrained letter to his office.

11

Still, a dumping ground here on HN will produce higher quality well-sorted recyclable refuse, and not the fuming vat of toxic waste you might find on YouTube.

12

You lie awake fuming about it, but planning for how you would like to get the property owner fined isn't doing anything to stop the noise right now.

Quote examples

1

While at the beginning of the maneuver there is a solid line of fuming assholes behind the "closed" truck, by the time the obstacle has been reached all fuming asshole traffic has completely merged behind the "open" truck.

2

They're sitting there fuming that they could be making money doing their business as usual showing Kardashian bikini pictures, talking about Apples new iPhone, cross promoting their networks primetime sitcom offerings tonight, celebrity guest interviews about lasagna recipes, all the "greats" of infotainment, but this bastard is forcing them to talk about non-profitable non-infotainment topics, so he makes them mad.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fuming in a sentence?

Bunnie dips the chips in fuming nitric acid and posts the photos to the web.

What does fuming mean?

The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.

What part of speech is fuming?

fuming is commonly used as noun, adjective.