fuming
/ˈfjuːmɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
fuming is an adjective meaning “That which fumes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-U-M-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 1 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does fuming mean?
adjective
- 1
That which fumes.
fuming nitric acid
- 2
Very angry.
noun
- 1
The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fume
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fuming?
- /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/
Fuming has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of fuming
- more fuming comparative
- most fuming superlative
- fumings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fuming?
Fuming appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).