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fulgurating

[ fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting ]
/ ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪ tɪŋ /
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adjective Medicine/Medical.
(of pains) sharp and piercing.
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Origin of fulgurating

First recorded in 1670–80; fulgurat(e) + -ing2

Words nearby fulgurating

fulfilling, fulfillment, fulgent, fulgurant, fulgurate, fulgurating, fulguration, fulgurite, fulgurous, fulham, fuliginous
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Words related to fulgurating

lambent, meteoric, uncertain

How to use fulgurating in a sentence

  • It is terrified, like Delphos at the fulgurating realities of the vision; it makes tables turn as Dodona did tripods.

    Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

  • How long the young swells have envied Edgar the unusual and fulgurating brilliancy of his headgear!

    A Chambermaid's Diary|Octave Mirbeau

British Dictionary definitions for fulgurating

fulgurating
/ (ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
surgery of or relating to fulguration
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