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| ful·mi·nate [ flmə nàyt, fúlmə nàyt ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ful·mi·nat·ed, present participle ful·mi·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular ful·mi·nates) |
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1. speak scathingly: to express forceful criticism of somebody or something
  an article fulminating against the arms trade
fulminated that it was unacceptable
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2. explode: to detonate or explode violently, or cause something to detonate or explode violently
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noun (plural ful·mi·nates) |
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chemistry explosive salt or ester: an explosive salt or ester of fulminic acid, especially fulminate of mercury
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| [15th century. < Latin fulminat-, past participle of fulminare "lighten, strike with lightning" < fulmen "lightning"] |
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