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fumed

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adjective

  1. darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes, as oak and other wood.


fumed

/ ː /

adjective

  1. (of wood, esp oak) having a dark colour and distinctive grain from exposure to ammonia fumes
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fumed1

First recorded in 1605–15; fume + -ed 2
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Earlier this week, Trump lamented the commemoration of late President Jimmy Carter and fumed over the fact that flags on federal buildings will be at half-mast during his inauguration.

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"Barry Island?... I am not traipsing the best side of my family all the way down to Wales to see my son, my only son, get married in some dirty fairground," she fumed.

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Meanwhile, Trump fumed – blaming the Republican shortcomings on the party’s support of unpopular abortion restrictions and insufficient fealty to his own brand of conservative populism.

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And parents fumed as city schools remained closed for months longer than public schools in most districts in the nation.

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While some liberal Democrats quietly fumed as the governor forced them to vote on another one of his political proposals, many felt the policy could ultimately reduce price spikes on consumers.

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