to fulminate
1
9.0
- verb
- /ˈfʌlmɪˌneɪt/
- Formal
:
fulminar contra
- The critics fulminated against the government's decision to cut funding for education.
And then the CI is making these side deals with the mob and that really he just kind of fulminates.
- And then the CI is making these side deals with the mob and that really he just kind of fulminates.
Examples
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Saint Augustine fulminated against sin, then wrote his Confessions.
Fiction book (1995) -
In a preface to the report, ACTWU President Jack Scheinkman fulminated against this policy:
Academic text (1998) -
To fulminate against 1, 2, 3.
Academic text (2003) -
The Teamsters' leadership has fulminated to its membership about the hedge funds in particular.
Blog text (2) -
Weren't you the guy who was fulminating about the stupidity of reporting an absolute number instead of a percentage?
Blog text (16) -
When Al Smith ran for president in 1928, much of the Catholic press fulminated against the anti-Catholicism of the opposition campaign, but rarely called upon Catholics to organize a voting bloc to elect Smith.
Academic text (1991) -
Behind this protective shield, the preachers fulminated against the idols and the effigies that were doing Satan's work of arousing the senses and called for a great cleansing.
Academic text (1999) -
During the meeting, she fulminated about the unfair treatment of workers in the industry.
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He fulminated with passion about the need for urgent climate action after the latest report.
Synonyms
283
3.2
To show strong disagreement in public, often by joining a march or strike
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
70
4.8
To speak loudly and angrily for a long time
51
6.1
To shout loudly to demand something, often with other people
44
4.1
Publicly say you are strongly against something or someone
42
7.1
To complain angrily about something
40
3.6
To show in public that you strongly disagree with something
15
7.9
Behave loudly and angrily to cause trouble
11
5.6
Complain loudly in public that a decision is unfair
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
9
6.9
Shout angrily and complain for a long time
9
7.0
To say your opinion or complain loudly and openly
9
8.2
Shout very loudly to show pain, anger or strong protest
4
6.8
Complain loudly in public to get attention
2
7.4
To complain loudly and make people notice the problem
1
8.5
To speak strongly to show you disagree
1
9.9
Angrily criticize someone or something
1
7.5
To speak angrily and strongly to criticize someone
1
9.9
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
Attack someone with strong words in public
To express a complaint or concern, often publicly
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very sensitive explosive used in small caps to start larger explosions
- Specialized
A very sensitive explosive used in detonators and percussion caps
How Forceful
- Formal
1
9.0
- Formal
115
6.8
701
3.3
∞
1.0
41
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
fulminate = fulmin + ate
The figurative sense 'to express vehement protest' is metaphorical and not transparently predictable from the form 'fulmin' + '-ate' by typical learners.
Etymology
Fulminate comes from the Latin word fulmen 'lightning', and you can think of it as a 'thunderbolt' of words. That's why to fulminate also means to shout strong criticism or protest as if striking with lightning.