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/fˈʊlmənˌeɪt/ Listen

Fulminate

verb

(past & past part. fulminated; pres. part. fulminating)

Criticize severely. Synonym: rail. "She railed against the bad social policies"

Come on suddenly and intensely.

Cause to explode violently and with loud noise.

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"Fulminate" Quotes from Famous Books

... to this scene Anna Comnena's expression relative to the Crusades, and say that all Germany is torn up from its foundation and precipitated upon France. I suppose no less than 70,000 men have passed within these few days. The German papers, particularly the Rheinische Mercur, continue to fulminate against France and the war yell resounds with as much fury as ever. From the number of troops that continue to pass it would seem as if the Allies did not mean to content themselves with the abdication of Napoleon, but will endeavour to dismember France. The Prussian officers ...

— After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 • Major W. E Frye

... more marvels, more sublimities for unhesitating acceptance. He was always in sympathy both with the Roman and the early Greek Churches, and sometimes in his own ritual he borrowed from both; yet he could fulminate hotly enough at times against the excesses of either. He loved deeply and hated strongly; but the love was permanent and real, the hatred ...

— The Cornwall Coast • Arthur L. Salmon

Words linked to "Fulminate" : set off, fulminant, detonate, salt, come along, fulmination, blow up, appear, fulminating mercury, denounce, explode