- present participle of fume.
fuming
Example Sentences
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And he sure did, fuming at her publicly and privately for several days in a row.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
"I didn't stand a chance at all," he said, adding that the nans were "fuming" at first, but the situation quickly softened.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As we drove home, we were both fuming.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Even President Trump, who had spent the previous year fuming at the Fed chair he had appointed, called to congratulate Powell as “my most improved player.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
By the time I was turned away by the Royal Oak I was fuming.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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