Words / C2

FULM-in-ayt/ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/

To fulminate is to protest loudly and angrily (formal): fulminate against corruption, fulminating editorials. Rage and rant are everyday; fulsome (already in the dictionary) is overdone praise — a lookalike. Fulminant in medicine is sudden and severe. Do not fulminate against “culture” while skipping the CSV.

Meaning

To protest angrily and loudly (formal; fulminate against).

Examples

• “To fulminate against “culture” while skipping the CSV is theatre.”
• “Rant is everyday. Thunder against is a metaphor cousin. Fulsome praise is excessive (already in C2). Lightning fulminated in old science writing. Anger in the minutes still needs a numbered fact.”

Good to know

Rage verbally (against). Everyday: rant. Mix-up: fulsome (overdone praise). Theatre without a fact is still theatre.

Near in meaning

rant

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