fuming
pronunciation
How to pronounce fuming in British English:
UK [fjʊmɪŋ]
How to pronounce fuming in American English:
US [fjʊmɪŋ]
Word Origin
- fuming (adj.)
- 1570s," emitting fumes;" 1580s, "raging, angry," present participle adjective from fume (v.). Earlier were fumish (1510s); fumous (late 14c., from Latin fumosus).
Example
- 1. The ruling left chinese manufacturers fuming .
- 2. This " better than nothing " line has many exiled activists fuming .
- 3. But at least some hardware executives are fuming privately at microsoft 's decision .
- 4. Red shirts are still fuming over their rough treatment by the army , which stands squarely behind mr abhisit .
- 5. It is in this context that the more nationalistic sections of the official chinese press are fuming about american pressure on iran .