Fulminate
WordNet
noun
(1) A salt or ester of fulminic acid
verb
(2) Cause to explode violently and with loud noise
(3) Come on suddenly and intensely
"The disease fulminated"
(4) Criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"
"She railed against the bad social policies"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any salt or ester of fulminic acid; mostly explosive.
Verb
- To detonate or explode, or to cause something to detonate.
- To make a verbal attack.
- To issue a denunciation.
Synonyms
verbal attack
- berate
- condemn
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciate
- vilify
Related terms
- fulmination
- fulminator
- fulminatory
- fulminic
- mercury fulminate