Definition
Past tense of fulminate; exploded, detonated, or uttered loudly and vehemently against something.
Etymology
From Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare. In modern usage, it has both literal meanings (chemical explosion) and figurative meanings (speaking out forcefully against something).
Kelly Says
When politicians fulminate against injustice, they're using the same word we use for chemical explosions—language can be just as powerful and sudden as dynamite when the stakes are high enough.
Translations
ARالعربية
فولميني
fool-mee-nee
BNবাংলা
জ্বলন্ত
jwal-ton-t
CACatalà
fulminat
fool-mee-nat
CSČeština
rozžhavený
rozh-zha-ve-nyy
DADansk
fulmineret
fool-mee-neh-ret
DEDeutsch
fulminiert
fool-mee-nee-rt
ELΕλληνικά
αστραπιασμένος
as-tra-pee-as-men
ESEspañol
fulminado
fool-mee-NAH-doh
FISuomi
salpautunut
sal-pa-u-tun-nut
FRFrançais
fulminé
fool-mee-neh
HEעברית
מתלקח
mee-tal-khach
HUMagyar
villámcsapás
vee-lahm-cha-pahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercahaya
ber-cha-haya
ITItaliano
fulminato
fool-mee-NAH-toh
KO한국어
번개처럼
beon-gae-cheoreom
MSBahasa Melayu
berkilat
ber-kee-lat
NLNederlands
ontstoken
on-stoh-ken
NONorsk
fulminert
fool-mee-neh-rt
PLPolski
zapłoniony
zap-lo-nee-oh
PTPortuguês
fulminado
fool-mee-NAH-doh
RORomână
fulminat
fool-mee-nat
RUРусский
Fulminirovannyy
fool-mee-nee-roh-VAHN-nyy
SVSvenska
fulminerad
fool-mee-neh-rad
SWKiswahili
kuwanga
koo-wan-ga
TAதமிழ்
வீரியம்
vee-ree-yam
TLTL
naglalaki
na-g-la-la-kee
TRTürkçe
fulminasyon
fool-mee-nah-SYOHN
UKУкраїнська
заряжений
za-ryah-zhen-nyy
VITiếng Việt
phát sáng
phat sang
ZUZU
isilanga
ee-see-lan-ga