fulminate

fulminate

Pronunciation: ⁄ˈfʊlmɪneɪt, ˈfʌl-⁄

verb

[no object]

·              1express vehement protest:all fulminated against the new curriculum

·              2 literary explode violently or flash like lightning:thunder fulminated around the house

·              3 (usually as adjective fulminating) Medicine (of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely:fulminating appendicitis

noun

Chemistry

·              a salt or ester of fulminic acid.