Polyglot Dictionary

humear

/umeˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
humeo
preterite (yo)
humeé
past participle
humeado

Meaning

  1. to smoke

    • La chimenea humeaba.

      The chimney was smoking.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ahumar

humear means to emit smoke, like a chimney smoking, intransitive; ahumar means to smoke something, like smoking meat or fish for preservation, transitive.

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