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
In Europe and the U.S., far-right politicians fulminated that the West was under siege.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
All the while, Trump continued to fulminate on the stump.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
All the while, Trump continued to fulminate on the stump.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulminate
Verb
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The hugs stop and the arguments, the phone obsession, and the huffing cold shoulder starts.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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The trail huffs up 1,000 feet per mile, traversing talus slopes and narrow ridgelines en route to a dizzying view of Yellowstone Lake.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
3 June 2025
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IndieWire’s David Ehrlich raved about this brilliant movie out of Sundance with an A-grade review.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Superman was a hot mess of a movie, but fans and critics alike raved about it.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fulminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulminate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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