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
The unintended effect, however, is of cramped twin biographies, when what we’re here for is a drawn-out colloquy in a tight space: Lewis’ gentle prodding of a rationalist’s edges versus Freud’s fulminating about God’s existence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
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
First Lady Edith Wilson practically ran the White House, leaving opponents fulminating about "government by petticoat".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2019
In 1807 the Rev. Alexander John Forsyth obtained a patent for priming with a fulminating powder made of chlorate of potash, sulphur and charcoal, which exploded by concussion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
