SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
fulminate
verb
To protest or denounce something loudly and forcefully.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Denounce forcefully
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Usage distinction
Return to topFulminate and inveigh commonly take against; rant can criticize the speaker as uncontrolled or repetitive.
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See fulminate in use
The columnist continued to fulminate against the closure of the theater.
A frustrated conductor began to fulminate against the arrangement, denouncing it loudly before the secretary had finished.
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