fume
To be very angry, often without saying anything.
fume in a sentence
- Left out of the game yet again, Tia sat on the wall and fumed.
- Stuck in traffic while the ferry sailed without them, Dad could only fume behind the wheel.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fume?
- Aboil
- Brage
- Csteam
- Dcalm
Show the answer
D: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as fume.
Words that mean something similar
rage, boil, steam
Words that mean the opposite
calm
More words about emotions & feelings
- furious: Wildly angry, so cross that you can hardly keep calm.
- glee: A feeling of great delight and excitement.
- glum: Quietly sad and in low spirits.
- gratitude: A feeling of being thankful.
- grieve: To feel very sad because something or someone has been lost.
- hesitant: Slow to act because you are not sure.
- hilarious: Extremely funny.
- humiliate: To make someone feel very ashamed or silly in front of others.
More words to explore
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