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- Dictionaryfulminate/ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. express vehement protest: "he fulminated against the evils of his time" Similar
- 2. explode violently or flash like lightning: literary "thunder fulminated around the house" Similar
noun
- 1. a salt or ester of fulminic acid.
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noun. : an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group −CNO. Did you know? Lightning strikes more than once in the history of fulminate. That word comes from the Latin fulminare, meaning "to strike," a verb usually used to refer to lightning strikes—it is struck from fulmen, Latin for "lightning."
to express strong and angry criticism: fulminate against I had to listen to Michael fulminating against the government. fulminate about I don't think people should fulminate about a book they've never read. "This shows a complete lack of respect!" he fulminates. Fewer examples.
Watch a bomb fulminate or explode and hope you're under safe cover. Have your parents fulminate or blow up at you for coming home past curfew and hope you're not grounded for too long. The word fulminate is made up of the Latin root fulmen meaning "lightning flash."
1. (intransitive; often foll by against) to make criticisms or denunciations; rail. 2. to explode with noise and violence. 3. (intransitive) archaic. to thunder and lighten. noun. 4. any salt or ester of fulminic acid, esp the mercury salt, which is used as a detonator.
verb (used without object) , ful·mi·nat·ed, ful·mi·nat·ing. to explode with a loud noise; detonate. to issue denunciations or the like (usually followed by against ): The minister fulminated against legalized vice.
verb. /ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/, /ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. fulminate against (somebody/something) to criticize somebody/something angrily. He was always fulminating against interference from the government. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
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They want someone who agrees with them when they fulminate against corporate polluters. People are always fulminating about these contracts but I don't see what the alternative is. He liked to fulminate over moral depravity and the decline of traditional family life. He fulminated that the agreement "could destroy integrity in sports."
v.intr. 1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against political chicanery. 2. To explode or detonate. v.tr. 1. To issue (a denunciation, for example) thunderously. 2. To cause to explode. n. An explosive salt of fulminic acid, especially fulminate of mercury.
