fume about

Frequency: 7.05.1 per million words

To show anger about a particular subject or event.

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Examples (10)

  • She was quietly fuming about Peter's remarks.
  • Commuters fumed about the sudden fare hike all morning.
  • I'm still fuming about how the meeting was handled yesterday.
  • They were positively fuming about the unfair decision.
  • He sat there fuming about the rude email he’d received.
  • The coach fumed about the referee’s missed call after the game.
  • Neighbors are fuming about the constant construction noise.
  • She will be fuming about this delay when she hears.
  • We used to fume about the broken heating every winter.
  • Reporters fumed about the last-minute press blackout.