Fulminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a salt or ester of fulminic acid

criticize severely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʊlmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʊlmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʊlmɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈʊlmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
She railed against the bad social policies
the disease fulminated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rail

Parts of Speech

noun	a salt or ester of fulminic acid
verb	criticize severely “He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare”
verb	come on suddenly and intensely “the disease fulminated”
verb	cause to explode violently and with loud noise

Word Forms

fulmination	noun	thunderous verbal attack
fulminant	adjective	sudden and severe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wettern

ein Salz oder Ester der Fulminsäure

🇫🇷French

fulminer

un sel ou un ester d'acide fulminique

🇪🇸Spanish

fulminar

una sal o éster de ácido fulmínico

🇮🇹Italian

fulminante

un sale o estere dell'acido fulminico

🇳🇱Dutch

fulmineren

een zout of ester van fulminezuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

fulminar

um sal ou éster de ácido fulmínico

🇷🇺Russian

молниеносный

соль или эфир фульминовой кислоты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूटना

फुलमिनिक एसिड का नमक या एस्टर

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিপূর্ণ করা

ফুলমিনিক অ্যাসিডের একটি লবণ বা এস্টার

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமைப்படுத்து

ஃபுல்மினிக் அமிலத்தின் உப்பு அல்லது எஸ்டர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫుల్మినేట్

ఫుల్మినిక్ ఆమ్లం యొక్క ఉప్పు లేదా ఈస్టర్

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ण करणे

फुलमिनिक ऍसिडचे मीठ किंवा एस्टर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્ણ કરવું

ફુલમિનિક એસિડનું મીઠું અથવા એસ્ટર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸು

ಫುಲ್ಮಿನಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲದ ಉಪ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ಎಸ್ಟರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫുൾമിനേറ്റ്

ഫുൾമിനിക് ആസിഡിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഈസ്റ്റർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਫੁਲਮਿਨਿਕ ਐਸਿਡ ਦਾ ਲੂਣ ਜਾਂ ਐਸਟਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکمل کرنا

فلمینک ایسڈ کا ایک نمک یا ایسٹر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴发

雷酸的盐或酯

🇯🇵Japanese

猛威を振るう

フルミン酸の塩またはエステル

🇰🇷Korean

퍼붓다

풀민산의 염 또는 에스테르

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phun ra

muối hoặc este của axit fulminic

🇹🇭Thai

สิ้นสุด

เกลือหรือเอสเทอร์ของกรดฟูลมินิก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkilat

garam atau ester asam fulminat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينفجر

ملح أو استر حمض الفلمينيك

🇮🇷Persian

برق زدگی

نمک یا استر فولمینیک اسید

🇹🇷Turkish

ateş yakmak

fulminik asitin bir tuzu veya esteri

🇮🇱Hebrew

להגשים

מלח או אסטר של חומצה פולמינית

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