fulminate
/ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/
verb
- To express strong protest or criticism; to complain loudly or angrily.
- The editorial fulminated against the company's pollution record.
- The senator fulminated against the new tax law during the press conference.
- My grandfather used to fulminate about the state of modern manners.
Antonyms
noun
- A chemical compound that explodes easily, especially a salt of fulminic acid.
- Fulminate compounds are too unstable for most commercial uses.
- The chemist handled the fulminate with extreme caution.
- Mercury fulminate is used in some detonators for explosives.