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fulminate

/ fulminate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a salt or ester of fulminic acid
Type of:
salt
Kinds of:
mercury fulminate fulminate of mercury fulminating mercury
verb Sense 2
cause to explode violently and with loud noise
Type of:
explode detonate blow up
Derived:
fulmination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
come on suddenly and intensely
"the disease fulminated"
Type of:
appear come along
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans'' plan to cut Medicare"
"She railed against the bad social policies"
Type of:
denounce
Derived:
fulmination diatribe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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salt mercury fulminate fulminate of mercury fulminating mercury explode detonate blow up appear come along denounce