Thesaurus results for BRUME

brume

noun

ˈbrüm

Definition of brume

as in haze

an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon

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Recent Examples of brume The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brume

Noun

White Settlement residents may notice a smoky haze or strong odor even though the fire is a significant distance away, the department said in a social media post.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of haze

Noun

This horror movie mostly just smelled of fake fog from a community theater production and occasionally you were startled by random bursts of air, once again pulling you from the events on screen.

— Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fog

Noun

The second jet, which was right behind, flew through a cloud of pink dust that shot up from the stadium roof as part of the pregame show.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The most common type of cloud seeding used in the United States is almost all done in Western states, according to University of Illinois emeritus professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences Robert Rauber.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026