in a fume (Meaning)
in a fume
an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (such as air), with little of the original strength or energy remaining, to give off fumes, a disagreeable smoke, vapor, or gas, a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive, to be in a state of excited irritation or anger, to expose to or treat with fumes, to rise in or as if in fumes, to show bad temper or anger, a state of excited irritation or anger, to emit fumes, to utter while in a state of excited irritation or anger, something (such as an emotion) that impairs one's reasoning, to give off in fumes
Synonyms & Antonyms of in a fume
Synonyms:
- inflamed
- teed off
- in a pet
- cheesed off
- steaming
- blue in the face
- hopping mad
- ticked
- fuming
- irritable
- irate
- enflamed
- wrathful
- livid
- annoyed
- riled
- foaming
- steamed up
- in a huff
- hopping
- passionate
- apoplectic
- riley
- choleric
- sore
- hot under the collar
- bent out of shape
- fit to be tied
- going crook
- incensed
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- touchy
- huffy
- roiled
- antagonistic
- stormy
- vindictive
- sizzling
- frigid
- churlish
- seething
- dyspeptic
- wroth
- malevolent
- antisocial
- aggravated
- ireful
- antipathetic
- bristling
- bilious
- pugnacious
- icy
- vengeful
- contentious
- embittered
- fussy
- shirty
- soreheaded
- cool
- virulent
- belligerent
- unpleasant
- petulant
- boiling
- argumentative
- distant
- rankled
- cantankerous
- grouchy
- snappish
- inflammable
- worked up
- smouldering
- unfriendly
- testy
- peevish
- inimical
- acrimonious
- perturbed
- quarrelsome
- cold
- exasperated
- smoldering
- sulky
- spiteful
- raving
- resentful
- sorehead
- disapproving
- acrid
- cross
- disagreeable
- cranky
- wrought (up)
- rancorous
- vitriolic
- fretful
- crabby
- contrary
- irascible
- burning
- horn-mad
- grumpy
- ranting
- bitter
- bearish
- bristly
- put out
Antonyms:
in a fume Sentence Examples
- The athlete was in a fume after losing the competition.
- The boss was in a fume over the employee's tardiness.
- The traffic jam put the driver in a fume.
- The broken vase put the mother in a fume.
- The lost wallet put the tourist in a fume.
- The spilled coffee put the student in a fume.
- The politician was in a fume over the opposition's allegations.
- The teacher was in a fume over the students' behavior.
- The doctor was in a fume because the surgery was delayed.
- The customer was in a fume over the defective product.
FAQs About the word in a fume
an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (such as air), with little of the original strength or energy remaining, to give off fumes, a disagreeable smo
hot, enraged, furious, outraged, infuriate, mad, angered, indignant, ballistic, infuriated
agreeable, cordial, amenable,pleased, angerless, accepting, accommodating, delighted, content, obliging
The athlete was in a fume after losing the competition.
The boss was in a fume over the employee's tardiness.
The traffic jam put the driver in a fume.
The broken vase put the mother in a fume.
