Fume

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Fume

Fume : புகை; சீற்றம்

Fume : சீற்றம்,புகை,புகை;சீற்றம்

Fume definition

Noun.

  1. Exhalation; volatile matter (Especially. 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. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
  6. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
  7. To pass off in fumes or vapors.
  8. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.

Transitive verb.

  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.