fulminate

Meaning

Verb

1. (figuratively, intransitive) To make a verbal attack.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To issue as a denunciation.
3. (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
4. (archaic, transitive) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.
5. (figuratively) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively

Noun

Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.

Synonyms

rail

denounce

thunder

🌩️

reprove

rant

ring out

detonate

chide

clank

clatter

condemn

criticize

decry

explode

explosion

gleam

go off

harangue

jingle

nag

orate

peal

preach

ramp

rattle

rave

remonstrate

reprimand

resound

scold

sparkle

❇️

speechify

spout

thundered

tinkle

preachify

twinkle

vociferate

yawp

blare out

blat out

combust

hold forth

mouth off

shout with a loud voice

backfire

thunder against

blare

blast

blow out

Translations

fulminer

fulminar

wettern

fulminato

fulminat

donderen

🌩️

gürlemek

donnern

🌩️

patlatmak

gürleme

tuonare

🌩️

inveire

επιτίθεμαι βίαια

βροντώ

s’emporter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fulminaten, borrowed from Latin fulminātus, perfect passive participle of fulminō (“to lighten, hurl or strike with lightning”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fulmen (“lightning which strikes and sets on fire, thunderbolt”), from earlier *fulgmen, *fulgimen, from fulgeō, fulgō (“flash, lighten”). Doublet of fulmine. More at fulgent.