Definitions

fumed

[fyoomd] / fyumd /

VERB

get very upset about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bristle chafe rave seethe

STRONG

anger boil burn rage rant smoke storm

WEAK

blow up get hot get steamed up

Antonyms

STRONG

be happy

WEAK

be calm

Example Sentences

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Baranski has previously appeared in several other Coward plays, such as Fumed Oak, Private Lives and Blithe Spirit.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Fumed a top Clinton adviser: "This is clearly a major intelligence failure."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fumed Mary McGrory: "It is a shocking thing for the Democratic Committee to adopt a gag rule."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fumed Michael O'Keeffe, proprietor of the Water Club: "The public loves something, then a critic comes along and says it's not good."

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, in that Eden of Forbidden Fruit, How Satan, searching for a snake in vain, Fumed forth a monster from his heart and brain— The Lion—as the serpent's substitute!

From Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Doyle, Edward