- present tense form of fume (3rd person singular).
fumes
Example Sentences
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She works mostly under a hood, which vents the chemical and fecal fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
About a ton of smoldering chemicals in big drums had released chlorine-compound fumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Tom Smith KC, for TG Jones, told the hearing that the business is "highly distressed" and "running on fumes at the moment".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I stood on the sidewalk and let the perfumed breeze blow over me, free of construction dust and exhaust fumes.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
