fulminate
verb (used without object)
to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
were fulminating
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past progressiveof fulminate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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So he turned to the haven at all times of theatrical need, Dion Boucicault, and talked over with him the ideas that were fulminating in his brain.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle by Charles Burke
