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fumed

American  
[fyoomd] / fyumd /

adjective

  1. darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes, as oak and other wood.

fumed British  
/ fjuːmd /

adjective

  1. (of wood, esp oak) having a dark colour and distinctive grain from exposure to ammonia fumes

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Etymology

Origin of fumed

First recorded in 1605–15; fume + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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From his second-floor apartment that overlooked a stretch of road in Sylmar lined with broken-down RV’s, Vincent Wolf fumed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"The club and myself lost big tonight, it's unacceptable," fumed La Rochelle's head coach Ronan O'Gara, a two-time Champions Cup winner with Munster as a fly-half.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, a customer fumed that she was going to be late for work at the port: Her car key was in the pocket of the man ICE had taken away.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Donald Trump fumed over the biopic "The Apprentice" in a caps-lock abusing post to his social media platform.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

“Oh, she fumed a little and threw her bucket down. That’s all.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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