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Definition of fulminate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fulminate

verb

NAmE//ˈfʊlməˌneɪt//

, NAmE//ˈfʌlməˌneɪt//

[intransitive] fulminate against (somebody/something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fulminate

he / she / it fulminates

past simple fulminated

-ing form fulminating

to criticize someone or something angrily He was always fulminating against interference from the government.

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fulmination

NAmE//ˌfʊlməˈneɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌfʌlməˈneɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See fulminate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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