how to pronounce fumes

/ˈfjumz/

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fumes is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of fumes in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and so if you have uh fumes right so …”

meanings of fumes

noun:

Plural of fume.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fume.

fumes frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fumes occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.