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. 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 See All Example Sentences for fulminate
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  • Scientists published fresh data showing that huffing carbon monoxide could boost endurance.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
  • Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace seem to have huffed an entire boxed set of Friday Night Lights before sitting down to brainstorm Landman.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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  • Still, teammates routinely raved about his talent and penchant for winning plays.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
  • Celery juice, raving…and the collapse of the free world by Jennifer Esposito At her A Rebellious Life substack, actress Jen Esposito addresses the realities of being an artist today, while also offering a dose of inspiration for those under the weight of dark times.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 June 2025

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“Fulminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulminate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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