as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
she was embarrassed when her friend began fulminating at the restaurant about what's wrong with today's kids
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Recent Examples of fulminate
But instead of cheering in paradise, there would be fulminating in Fairfax, Va.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For two years, the state quietly investigated the matter while Villanueva fulminated about it at seemingly every opportunity.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Yet the government’s response in all of these cases is uniform: Denounce, fulminate, exaggerate.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Kent ends the episode fulminating against Madix’s alleged diva behavior in refusing to comply with producers for the sake of their jobs.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 21 May 2024
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For two years, the state quietly investigated the matter while Villanueva fulminated about it at seemingly every opportunity.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Yet the government’s response in all of these cases is uniform: Denounce, fulminate, exaggerate.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Kent ends the episode fulminating against Madix’s alleged diva behavior in refusing to comply with producers for the sake of their jobs.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 21 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for fulminate
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“Fulminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulminate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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