Fumes — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈuːmz/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈuːmz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈuːmz/

2 syllables Say it as /fjˈuːmz/.

Examples

The chimney was fuming

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fume reek fumigate exhaust exhaust fumes smoke

Parts of Speech

noun	gases ejected from an engine as waste products
noun	a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
verb	be mad, angry, or furious
verb	emit a cloud of fine particles “The chimney was fuming”
verb	treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
verb	be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face

Word Forms

smoky	adjective	marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
smoke	verb	emit a cloud of fine particles
fume	verb	emit a cloud of fine particles
fumigate	verb	treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
fume	noun	a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
smoke	noun	a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
smoking	noun	a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
fumigation	noun	the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
fumigant	noun	a chemical substance used in fumigation
fumigator	noun	someone whose job is to fumigate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dämpfe

Gase, die als Abfallprodukte aus einem Motor ausgestoßen werden

🇫🇷French

fumées

gaz éjectés d'un moteur en tant que déchets

🇪🇸Spanish

humos

Gases expulsados de un motor como productos de desecho.

🇮🇹Italian

fumi

gas espulsi da un motore come prodotti di scarto

🇳🇱Dutch

dampen

gassen die uit een motor worden uitgestoten als afvalproducten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fumaça

gases ejetados de um motor como produtos residuais

🇷🇺Russian

дым

газы, выбрасываемые из двигателя в качестве отходов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धुएं

अपशिष्ट उत्पादों के रूप में इंजन से निकलने वाली गैसें

🇧🇩Bengali

ধোঁয়া

বর্জ্য পণ্য হিসাবে একটি ইঞ্জিন থেকে গ্যাস নির্গত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

புகைகள்

ஒரு இயந்திரத்திலிருந்து கழிவுப் பொருட்களாக வெளியேற்றப்படும் வாயுக்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగలు

ఇంజిన్ నుండి వ్యర్థ ఉత్పత్తులుగా విడుదలయ్యే వాయువులు

🇮🇳Marathi

धूर

इंजिनमधून टाकाऊ पदार्थ म्हणून बाहेर टाकलेले वायू

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધુમાડો

કચરાના ઉત્પાદનો તરીકે એન્જિનમાંથી બહાર નીકળેલા વાયુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಗೆ

ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳಾಗಿ ಎಂಜಿನ್ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಅನಿಲಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുകപടലങ്ങൾ

ഒരു എഞ്ചിനിൽ നിന്ന് മാലിന്യ ഉൽപ്പന്നങ്ങളായി പുറന്തള്ളുന്ന വാതകങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੂੰਆਂ

ਗੈਸਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਇੰਜਣ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ ਦੇ ਉਤਪਾਦਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوئیں

انجن سے فضلہ کی مصنوعات کے طور پر خارج ہونے والی گیسیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烟雾

作为废物从发动机中排出的气体

🇯🇵Japanese

煙

エンジンから廃棄物として排出されるガス

🇰🇷Korean

연기

엔진에서 폐기물로 배출되는 가스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khói

khí thoát ra từ động cơ như chất thải

🇹🇭Thai

ควัน

ก๊าซที่ปล่อยออกมาจากเครื่องยนต์เป็นของเสีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

uap

gas yang dikeluarkan dari mesin sebagai produk limbah

🇵🇭Filipino

usok

mga gas na inilalabas mula sa isang makina bilang mga produktong basura

🇲🇾Malay

asap

gas yang dikeluarkan daripada enjin sebagai bahan buangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أبخرة

الغازات المنبعثة من المحرك كمنتجات نفايات

🇮🇷Persian

دود

گازهای خارج شده از موتور به عنوان مواد زائد

🇹🇷Turkish

dumanlar

Atık ürün olarak motordan çıkan gazlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדים

גזים שנפלטים ממנוע כתוצרי פסולת

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