Definitions
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
Word origin
From Middle English fume, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Doublet of thymus and thymos. More at dun, dusk, dust.
Used in a sentence
“Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.”
“the fumes of new-shorn hay”
“Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Emit vapor”4 letters
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