Fume

1. Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.
2. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion.
3. Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
4. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
5. (Metal.) Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate).
In a fume ,
in ill temper, esp. from impatience.

1. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
2. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
3. To pass off in fumes or vapors.
4. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.
To fume away ,
to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes.

1. To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room.
2. To praise inordinately; to flatter.
3. To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor.