Fume

/fjuːm/ verb/noun

As a verb: to be very angry or to inhale and exhale smoke; as a noun: a strong-smelling gas or vapor released from something burning or chemical.

From Latin 'fumus' meaning smoke or vapor, which came from an Indo-European root related to 'smoke.' The sense of being angry developed because angry people were imagined as 'smoking' with rage.

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