fulminate
verb (used without object)
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
fulminating
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present participleof fulminate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It is an unusually nuanced take on a subject that too often generates reflexive fulminating or fawning, and a truly auspicious start to the New Museum’s new chapter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Much of the time is spent ruminating, fulminating and kvetching, kind of like life, which makes it a radical departure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
“And she’ll distance herself from her father because he’s going to stay his crazy, fulminating self on Twitter.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020
When Big Bird and Oscar occasionally performed together — bird singing ABCs, grouch fulminating — Mr. Spinney operated one puppet while an understudy handled the other, using a vocal recording by Mr. Spinney.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2019
Or, take one-third of the grain of fulminating silver; fold it up in a small piece of paper, and wrap it up in another piece, and paste it round a pin.
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