in a fume
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Fume \Fume\ (f[=u]m), n. [L. fumus; akin to Skr. dh[=u]ma smoke, dh[=u] to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr. qy`ein to sacrifice, storm, rage, qy`mon, qy`mos, thyme, and perh. to E. dust: cf. OF. fum smoke, F. fum['e]e. Cf. Dust, n., Femerell, Thyme.]
1.Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. [1913 Webster]
The fumes of new shorn hay.— T. Warton.[1913 Webster]
The fumes of undigested wine.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion. --South. [1913 Webster]
3.Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. [1913 Webster]
A show of fumes and fancies.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
4.The incense of praise; inordinate flattery. [1913 Webster]
To smother him with fumes and eulogies.— Burton.[1913 Webster]
5.(Metal.) Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In a fume, in ill temper, esp. from impatience. [1913 Webster]