FULMINATE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

fulminate

verb

ˈfu̇l-mə-ˌnāt

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 Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link. —

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025 In Europe and the U.S., far-right politicians fulminated that the West was under siege. —

Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence. —

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for fulminate

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The father was allegedly trying to stop the 17-year-old from huffing butane, according to the post.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026