1. to express strong disapproval or criticism in an angry way
Usage: formal
2. to explode violently or cause to explode
Usage: technical

1. an explosive salt used in detonators and percussion caps
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The senator fulminated against the proposed tax increases.
• Critics fulminated over the director’s controversial film.
• The editorial writer fulminated about government corruption.
• The unstable compound will fulminate if heated too quickly.
• Mercury fulminate was once commonly used in ammunition.
• The chemistry professor demonstrated how fulminates detonate on impact.