fulgurating

[fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting]

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adjective Medicine/Medical.

(of pains) sharp and piercing.

Origin of fulgurating

First recorded in 1670–80; fulgurate + -ing²

fulgurate

[fuhl-gyuh-reyt]

verb (used without object), ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.

to flash or dart like lightning.

verb (used with object), ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.

Medicine/Medical. to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.

Origin of fulgurate

1670–80; < Latin fulgurātus, past participle of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of fulgur flash of lightning

Related formsful·gu·ra·tion, noun

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Related Words for fulgurating

shine, flash, illuminate, flare, flicker, shimmer, explode, sparkle, gleam, radiate, glow, incandesce, illumine, glare, jet, fire, light, beam, flame, scintillate

Examples from the Web for fulgurating

Historical Examples of fulgurating

How long the young swells have envied Edgar the unusual and fulgurating brilliancy of his headgear!
A Chambermaid's Diary
Octave Mirbeau
It is terrified, like Delphos at the fulgurating realities of the vision; it makes tables turn as Dodona did tripods.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for fulgurating

fulgurating

adjective

pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing

surgery of or relating to fulguration

fulgurate

verb

(intr) rare to flash like lightning

Derived Formsfulgurant (ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt), adjective

Word Origin for fulgurate

C17: from Latin fulgurāre, from fulgur lightning

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fulgurating in Medicine

fulgurating

[ful′gyə-rā′tĭng, -gə-, fŭl′-]

adj.

Lightninglike, especially of sudden shooting pain.