Meaning
steaming, smoking
- giving off steam or smoke, typically because very hot
In a sentence
Mi ha offerto una tazza di tè fumante appena sono arrivato.
She offered me a cup of steaming tea as soon as I arrived.
Sul tavolo c'era un piatto di pasta fumante.
On the table was a plate of steaming pasta.
Dalle rovine si vedevano ancora macerie fumanti.
From the ruins, smoking rubble was still visible.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fumante | masculine · singular |
| fumante | feminine · singular |
| fumanti | masculine · plural |
| fumanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Present participle of 'fumare' used as an adjective.
- Very common in descriptions of hot food or beverages ('una tazza fumante').