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fulminate

verb/ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/

C2CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

To express vehement protest or condemnation.

Editorials fulminated against the new tax for weeks before it was quietly withdrawn.

Similar: rail, inveigh, denounce

Origin: From Latin fulminare 'to strike with lightning', from fulmen 'lightning'.

Topic: denunciation in General English

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More general words: denunciation