# fulminate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfʌlmɪneɪt/

## Definitions
1. To make a verbal attack.
2. To issue as a denunciation.
3. To thunder or make a loud noise.
4. To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.
5. to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fulminaten, borrowed from Latin fulminātus, perfect passive participle of fulminō (“to lighten, hurl or strike with lightning”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fulmen (“lightning which strikes and sets on fire, thunderbolt”), from earlier *fulgmen, *fulgimen, from fulgeō, fulgō (“flash, lighten”). Doublet of fulmine. More at fulgent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fulminate