fulminate

fulminate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. boom, thunder, roar; detonate, explode; rail, berate, excoriate. See violence, imprecation, threat.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To explode]
Syn. blow up, discharge, detonate; see explode 1 .
2. [To intimidate]
Syn. menace, bluster, upbraid; see threaten 1 .
3. [To denounce]
Syn. swear at, condemn, rail; see censure , curse 1 , 2 , denounce .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
denounce, denunciate, censure, criticize, damn, curse, shout down, *knock, condemn, remonstrate, thunder, swear at, revile.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blast, blow1 (up), burst, detonate, explode, fire, go off, touch off. See EXPLOSION.

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