different between fuming vs raving

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fju?m??/

Verb

fuming

1. present participle of fume

Adjective

fuming (comparative more fuming, superlative most fuming)

1. That fumes.
2. Very angry.

Noun

fuming (plural fumings)

1. The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger.
   • 1840, The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register

     He fumed, and threatened, and stormed; but his fumings, and threatenings, and stormings, were powerless to turn from him the keen edge of public ridicule.

   • 1949, New Brunswick Laboratory, Assayer's Guide

     Evaporate, fume again, cool and wash down the sides of the beaker and watch glass, and then fume again. Your fumings are necessary to remove the cupferron decomposition products and nitric acid from the solution.

   • 1986, John B. Sanford, The Waters of Darkness

     And endlessly you'd read his fumings against the running dogs of capitalism, against the lackeys and the lumpen — and against you for being unable to collect a bill from his debtor.

Derived terms

• fuming sulphuric acid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?v??/

Verb

raving

1. present participle of rave

Noun

raving (plural ravings)

1. (usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3. § 5.

     A production without design would resemble more the ravings of a madman, than the sober efforts of genius and learning.

Translations

Adjective

raving (comparative more raving, superlative most raving)

1. Talking wildly.
2. Causing excitement or wild praise.

   She was not considered a raving beauty.

Adverb

raving (comparative more raving, superlative most raving)

1. Incoherently

   He went stark, raving mad.

Anagrams

• Garvin, Girvan, grivna