Synonyms for fume
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.
- v. 1
To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
Related words
- Word family
- fumelike fumewort fumy
- Phrases
- metal fume fever
Example sentences
- smoke Look at that smoke. That building must be on fire.
- rage My father flew into a rage when he found that out.
- fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
- incense She likes to burn incense while practising yoga.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fume | falling | |
| smoke | rising | |
| exhalation | rising | |
| effluvium | rising | |
| rage | rising | |
| fuss | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- vex1
- 4 letters
- tear1, rage1, boil1, fuss1, odor2, fret1, huff1, tiff1, reek1
- 5 letters
- smoke1, storm1, steam1, vapor2, odour2
- 6 letters
- exhale2, vapour
- 7 letters
- incense2, bluster2
- 8 letters
- fumigate3
- 9 letters
- effluvium
- 10 letters
- exhalation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (odor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exhalaison
- Italiano
- esalazione
- Deutsch
- Ausdünstung
- Català
- ferum