Synonyms for fulminate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fuhl-muh-neyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌl məˌneɪt

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Définition of fulminate

Origin : early 15c., "publish a 'thundering' denunciation," from Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare "hurl lightning, lighten," from fulmen (genitive fulminis) "lightning flash," related to fulgere "to shine, flash," from PIE *bhleg- "to shine, flash," from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach (v.)). Metaphoric sense (the original sense in English) is via its use in reference to a formal ecclesiastical censure. Related: Fulminated; fulminating.

verb criticize harshly

Example sentences :

We do not fulminate against a treatise on Quaternions because it lacks humor.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

The air was shocked by fulminate blasts—the signals of the careless Scheff.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

The excellence of the fulminate may be ascertained, by the following characters.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

I have stated that my maximum product of fulminate from 100 grs.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Had that weight fallen upon the fulminate, it must have dealt death to all of us.
Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim

One day his master gave him about half a pound of this fulminate compound.
Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim

It came about that one day I was in need of fulminate of mercury.
Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim

But if the fulminate is placed in the head of a rocket, this objection may be obviated.
Extract from : « Gunnery in 1858 » by William Greener

Fulminate of mercury should only be dried in small parcels at a time, and these should be placed at a distance from each other.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

This dissolves in 36 parts of boiling water, but the solution deposits the greater portion of the fulminate as it cools.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

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