How do you use Fuming in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Fuming meaning
present participle and gerund of fume
Using Fuming
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of fume
- In the example corpus, fuming often appears in combinations such as: left fuming, fuming after, fuming at.
Context around Fuming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fuming
- In this selection, "fuming" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, frustrated, rightly, prompted, scots and following stand out and add context to how "fuming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include i was fuming and a fuming mr burnett. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fuming" sits close to words such as abstinence, adventurer and alters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fuming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lando Norris is fuming on the radio. (7 words)
On the inside, though, I was fuming. (7 words)
A fuming Mr Burnett relayed his concerns after the sesssion. (10 words)
She continued: "He came home fuming demanding I tell him the results but I refused and bluntly told him, since he refused to attend the appointment then he gets no results til after the baby's born and said I was willing to die on this hill. (47 words)
By then, seven drivers had taken penalties - including Sainz, Ocon, Gasly and Albon - with Tsunoda adding a further 10-second hit for track limits a second time and Hamilton's frustrated fuming prompted a radio rebuke from team boss Toto Wolff. (41 words)
Ferdinand was also fuming that the Brazilian's performance had warranted a positive response from the Man United fans, when he was taken off the field in the 67th minute, with legends like Zinedine Zidane and Guti also in the side. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
A fashion influencer has been left fuming after discovering a 'design flaw' with her £169 Zara winter coat - but people think she's to blame for not spotting it earlier.
A fuming Mr Burnett relayed his concerns after the sesssion.
But locals are fuming at the plan to build a 24-hour, drive-thru fast food chain as they worry about it being built on a greenfield site and could potentially attract boy racers to the area.
But we played well in the first half and missed chances to put the game to bed and for 10 minutes I was fuming.
By then, seven drivers had taken penalties - including Sainz, Ocon, Gasly and Albon - with Tsunoda adding a further 10-second hit for track limits a second time and Hamilton's frustrated fuming prompted a radio rebuke from team boss Toto Wolff.
Darts fans have been left fuming by John McDonald's decision not to use Owen Bates' brilliantly rude nickname.
Ferdinand was also fuming that the Brazilian's performance had warranted a positive response from the Man United fans, when he was taken off the field in the 67th minute, with legends like Zinedine Zidane and Guti also in the side.
Four hours later it did finally arrive, but by that point everyone was fuming.
Four minutes of added time, a calculation about which Sean Dyche is rightly fuming.
Fuming Scots fishermen who once backed have said they were promised a “new dawn” before being “sold down the river”.
He said he was "fuming" and hit her across the face with the back of his hand causing bruising to her lip.
He was left fuming as he said he was disappointed by the decisions made by the game organisers and felt it was dangerous letting opposing fans sit so close together.
He wasn’t happy at all though to lose the mullet, he said he was fuming.
Lando Norris is fuming on the radio.
Love Island fans have been fuming over Sammy's behaviour and some believe that he deserves to be axed from the show for the "disgusting comment" he said to Jess.
Luton Town defender Tom Lockyer was left fuming following Scott Oldham's decision to award a late penalty.
Mr Markle, who suffered a stroke last year and two heart attacks immediately before his daughter married in 2018, has been left ‘fuming and deeply distressed’ by claims made at the weekend.
On the inside, though, I was fuming.
She continued: "He came home fuming demanding I tell him the results but I refused and bluntly told him, since he refused to attend the appointment then he gets no results til after the baby's born and said I was willing to die on this hill.
The couple was also embroiled in cheating rumors after a source told that Davide was talking to other girls to which she was “fuming and upset”.
Common combinations with fuming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- left fuming 22×
- fuming after 13×
- fuming at 10×
- fuming about 10×
- was fuming 9×
- fuming with 8×
- fuming and 7×
- is fuming 7×
- fuming over 7×
- were fuming 7×