fulgurating

9.9

A pain that is sudden and very sharp like an electric shock

adjective
/ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪtɪŋ/

Specialized

: fulgurante

Doctors describe the pain of trigeminal neuralgia as fulgurating and electric in nature.

Examples

The patient complained of fulgurating pain shooting down his leg.
The patient described the fulgurating pain in his chest.
She experienced a fulgurating sensation during the nerve test.
What a fulgurating pain!
Doctors describe the pain of trigeminal neuralgia as fulgurating and electric in nature.
The patient complained of fulgurating pain shooting down his leg.
She experienced a fulgurating sensation during the nerve test.

Synonyms

stabbing

vsfulgurating

5.3

A sudden, sharp pain or very strong feeling that hurts a lot

is sudden and like a flash of lightning in physical sensation

stabby

vsfulgurating

Informal

8.6

A sudden sharp pain like a knife in your body

is more vivid and compared to a flash of lightning than a quick jab

lancinating

vsfulgurating

Specialized

9.9

A very sharp, stabbing pain like being pierced

is sudden and flashlike rather than mainly a continuous piercing feeling

Antonyms

mild

107 1.0

Something like pain and criticism that is not very strong or serious

to dull

33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

How Painful

excruciating

46 7.9

fulgurating

Specialized

9.9

sharp

67 2.2

aching

7 1.1

dull

15 1.6

Surface Forms

fulgurating positive

Morphology

fulgurating = fulgurate (opaque) = fulgurate + ing

Formed by adding -ing to the rare verb 'fulgurate'; the base 'fulgurate' and root 'fulgur-' are not recognizable to typical learners, so the meaning is not transparently derivable.

Etymology

Fulgurating comes from the Latin root fulgur meaning 'lightning', and it helps you picture pain that strikes like a sudden 'flash' of electricity — sharp, intense, and very quick.