fulgurating

[ fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. (of pains) sharp and piercing.

fulgurating

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪtɪŋ /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurating¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg