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fume

noun
  1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    “When I mixed the acid with the mystery substance toxic fumes were produced.”
    smoke
verb
  1. to be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
    “My shirt is wet due to my excessive fuming.”
    reek
  2. to be mad, angry, or furious
    “They fumed for hours after losing the baseball game.”
  3. to treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
    “The exterminator wanted to fume my house to get rid of all the insects running around.”
    fumigate
  4. to emit a cloud of fine particles
    “The beaker is fuming as we speak.”
    smoke