fulminate Synonyms
fulminate Meaning
fulminate (n)
a salt or ester of fulminic acid
fulminate (v)
criticize severely
come on suddenly and intensely
cause to explode violently and with loud noise
fulminate (v. i.)
To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report.
To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces.
A salt of fulminic acid. See under Fulminic.
A fulminating powder.
fulminate (v. t.)
To cause to explode.
To utter or send out with denunciations or censures; -- said especially of menaces or censures uttered by ecclesiastical authority.
fulminate Sentence Examples
- The scientist's experiment backfired when the chemicals fulminated violently.
- The thunderclap fulminated through the sky, threatening a torrential downpour.
- The politician's speech was met with fulmination from the audience.
- The fulminating engine roared to life, emitting thick clouds of smoke.
- The critic's review of the play was a fulmination of vitriolic attacks.
- The general's face fulminated with anger as he received the news of the ambush.
- The fulminating wound oozed with pus and infection.
- The thunderbolts fulminated across the stormy expanse, illuminating the darkness.
- The angry mob fulminated against the government's policies.
- The explosive charge fulminated with a deafening roar, sending debris flying in all directions.
FAQs About the word fulminate
a salt or ester of fulminic acid, criticize severely, come on suddenly and intensely, cause to explode violently and with loud noiseTo thunder; hence, to make a
huff, rave, spout, bluster, rage,rant,speak out, mouth (off), blare, declaim
murmur, murmur, breathe, mutter, mutter, breathe, grunt, grunt, slur,whisper
The scientist's experiment backfired when the chemicals fulminated violently.
The thunderclap fulminated through the sky, threatening a torrential downpour.
The politician's speech was met with fulmination from the audience.
The fulminating engine roared to life, emitting thick clouds of smoke.
