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Fuming

//ˈfjuːmɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That which fumes.

    "fuming nitric acid"

  2. 2
    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."

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fume form-of, gerund, participle, present

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