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   fulminate

   /ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. express vehement protest: "he fulminated against the evils of his time" Similar protestrailragerantthunderstormdeclaiminveighspeak outmake/take a standdenouncedecrycondemncriticizecensuredisparageattackexecratearraigninformal:mouth off aboutkick up a fuss/stink aboutgo on aboutrare:animadvertexcoriatevociferate aboutvituperate
   • 2. explode violently or flash like lightning: literary "thunder fulminated around the house" Similar explodeflashcrackdetonateblow upgo offrumble

   noun

   • 1. a salt or ester of fulminic acid.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin fulminat- ‘struck by lightning’, from fulmen, fulmin- ‘lightning’. The earliest sense (derived from medieval Latin fulminare) was ‘denounce formally’, later ‘issue formal censures’ (originally said of the Pope). A sense ‘emit thunder and lightning’, based on the original Latin meaning, arose in the early 17th century, and hence ‘explode violently’ (late 17th century).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFULMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   The meaning of FULMINATE is to utter or send out with denunciation. How to use fulminate in a sentence. Did you know?

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   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.

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   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."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFULMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. If you fulminateagainst someone or something, you criticize them angrily. [formal] They all fulminated against the new curriculum. [V + against/about] Synonyms: criticize, rage, curse, denounce More Synonyms of fulminate. fulmination (fʊlmɪneɪʃən, fʌl- )Word forms: plural fulminationsvariable noun. ...fulminations against the government.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFULMINATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fulminateFulminate - definition of fulminate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.