fulminate
verb
ful·mi·nate
| \ ˈfu̇l-mə-ˌnāt
, ˈfəl-\
, ˈfəl-\
fulminated;
fulminating
Definition of fulminate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to utter or send out with denunciation
fulminate a decree
: to send forth censures or invectives
fulminating against government regulators— Mark Singer
fulminate
nounDefinition of fulminate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group −CNO
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Other Words from fulminate
Verb
fulmination
\ ˌfu̇l-mə-ˈnā-shən
, ˌfəl- \
noun
, ˌfəl- \
noun
Examples of fulminate in a Sentence
Verb
She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking. The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog, who has fumed and fulminated over the DWP for years, was unsurprised by any of the week’s developments. — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: At L.A. City Hall, incompetence and corruption are close cousins," 24 July 2019 After fulminating over the president's betrayal, Mas Canosa vowed to find a way in Congress to prevent U.S. presidents from striking further deals with Havana. — Christopher Marquis, miamiherald, "Jorge Mas Canosa dead at 58," 15 June 2018 For the second day in a row, President Trump sent a series of tweets fulminating against America’s supposedly weak immigration policies and attacking Democrats for sabotaging a program his own administration is trying to end. — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Repeats Nonsensical DACA Claim in Morning Tweets," 2 Apr. 2018 His chief adviser, Seumas Milne, devoted much of his journalistic career at the Guardian to fulminating against American imperialism. — The Economist, "BagehotThis is a bad time for the special relationship to be under strain," 18 Jan. 2018 New and radical groups like Black First Land First sprang up, holding public rallies to fulminate against whites. — David Segal, New York Times, "How Bell Pottinger, P.R. Firm for Despots and Rogues, Met Its End in South Africa," 4 Feb. 2018 The same folks who praised Colin Kaepernick for kneeling for the American national anthem fulminated against Pence for staying seated to avoid honoring the North Korean regime. — Ben Shapiro, National Review, "Why the Media Is Fawning over North Korea," 13 Feb. 2018 As for women, Moore was the Democrats’ jackpot — a supposedly religious conservative flamboyantly fulminating against immorality who was himself a child molester. — Mona Charen, National Review, "For Republicans, a Reckoning Is Coming," 13 Dec. 2017 In the United States, this collaboration took the shameful form of GOP leaders who privately fulminated against Trump yet publicly stood by his side. — Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, "Europeans secretly love Trump for confirming their own sense of superiority.," 26 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Pundits on the left are fond of reminding us of how Trump storms and fulminates, the White House itself unable to contain his petulance and rage. — Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, "Machine Politics," 10 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fulminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fulminate
fulminate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of fulminate
formal
: to complain loudly or angrily
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