Synonyms

fulgurating

American

[fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting] / ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

(of pains) sharp and piercing.

fulgurating British

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪtɪŋ /

adjective

pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
surgery of or relating to fulguration

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Etymology

Origin of fulgurating

First recorded in 1670–80; fulgurat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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The fulgurating Revelation set all his unknowing aspirations in a blaze and fanned the flame of the latent forces stored in his soul during fifteen years of contemplation.

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All the while, however, we pretend that the eternal is unrolling, that the one previous justice, grammar or truth is simply fulgurating, and not being made.

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