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.