fuming
Example Sentences
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DeReiss described the nans as "fuming" at first, but the situation quickly softened.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Judges accustomed to having government lawyers comply with their orders have been left fuming.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
It was a trick Belichick himself had used—only this time, Belichick was the coach fuming on the opposite sideline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
He managed to hold for 5-4 but took a medical timeout, leaving Zverev fuming, before continuing to another tiebreak where the German made his move.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
By the time I returned to my yellow room I was fuming and just wanted to kick something.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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