 fulminate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] criticize severely | |
| Synonyms: | rail | |
| Examples: | "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare" "She railed against the bad social policies" |
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| Related terms: | denounce fulmination | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come on suddenly and intensely | |
| Examples: | "the disease fulminated" |
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| Related terms: | appear | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to explode violently and with loud noise | |
| Related terms: | explode fulmination | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a salt or ester of fulminic acid | |
| Related terms: | salt mercury_fulminate | |
| Similar spelling: |
fulminant fulmination full_moon Fullman |
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