Fulminate - English meaning

verb

Call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.

Usage examples:

Her sister was arraigned on charges of attempted murder

verb

To formally accuse someone of a particular crime in a court of law and to ask the accused to state guilt or innocence

Usage examples:

He was arraigned on a robbery charge., they pleaded not guilty at their arraignment.

verb

To formally accuse someone in a law court of a particular crime and ask that person to say if they are guilty or not

Usage examples:

He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists.

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

phrasal verb

Explode.

Usage examples:

The car blew up as soon as it hit the wall

phrasal verb

Lose one's temper.

Usage examples:

Mum had blown up at dad with more than her usual vehemence

phrasal verb

Inflate.

Usage examples:

My stomach had started to blow up

verb

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the department of trade

noun

The formal expression of severe disapproval.

Usage examples:

Two mps were singled out for censure

noun

Strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.

verb

Express complete disapproval of; censure.

Usage examples:

Most leaders roundly condemned the attack

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

Usage examples:

The movie was condemned for glorifying violence., those who remember the past are not condemned to …

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Usage examples:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

To express disapproval of someone or something

Usage examples:

Be criticized for the government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air p…

verb

To give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.

Usage examples:

We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.

verb

Utter or deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience.

Usage examples:

She declaimed her views

verb

To express something with strong feeling, especially in a loud voice or with forceful language

Usage examples:

[ + speech ] "the end of the world is at hand!" the poster declaimed., she declaimed against the ev…

verb

Publicly denounce.

Usage examples:

They decried human rights abuses

verb

To publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful

Usage examples:

Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

verb

To criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary

Usage examples:

Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.

verb

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Usage examples:

The assembly denounced the use of violence

verb

To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The teachers denounced the contract offer as inadequate.

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides., he angrily denounced the decisio…

verb

Explode or cause to explode.

Usage examples:

Two other bombs failed to detonate

verb

To explode, or to cause a bomb to explode

Usage examples:

[ t ] a remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.

verb

To (cause something to) explode

Usage examples:

The device detonated unexpectedly., a remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Usage examples:

He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

verb

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect

Usage examples:

He disparages his business competitors, saying they are all a bunch of amateurs compared to him., m…

verb

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it

Usage examples:

Be disparaged as the actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attem…

verb

Feel or express great loathing for.

Usage examples:

They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt

verb

To have or show feelings of hate towards someone or something

Usage examples:

I execrate any policy that interferes with the rights and freedoms of others.

verb

Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process.

Usage examples:

An ammunition lorry exploded with a roar

verb

Burst and release energy as through a violent reaction

verb

To burst violently and usually with a loud noise, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ i ] a bomb exploded nearby., [ t ] black holes are left behind by exploding stars called supernov…

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

verb

Speak or write about (something) with great hostility.

Usage examples:

He liked to inveigh against all forms of academic training

phrasal verb

To strongly criticize something or someone

Usage examples:

There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.

phrasal verb

To express your opinions too loudly and publicly

Usage examples:

I had to listen to michael mouthing off about the government all through lunch.

noun

A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Usage examples:

The british team lodged an official protest

verb

Express an objection to what someone has said or done.

Usage examples:

Before muriel could protest, he had filled both glasses

noun

Violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

Her face was distorted with rage

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

noun

Extreme or violent anger, or a period of feeling such anger

Usage examples:

[ c ] i had never seen him in such a rage before., he raged at me for sending the letter out before…

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

verb

Complain or protest strongly and persistently about.

Usage examples:

He railed at human fickleness

verb

Speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way.

Usage examples:

She was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all

noun

A spell of ranting; a tirade.

Usage examples:

His rants against organized religion

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.

Usage examples:

The continuous rumble of traffic

verb

To make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound

Usage examples:

My stomach is rumbling., the trucks rumbled across the field., we could hear the rumble of distant …

idiom

Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

phrasal verb

Express one's feelings or opinions frankly and publicly.

Usage examples:

The government will be forthright in speaking out against human rights abuses

phrasal verb

To give your opinion about something in public, especially on a subject that you have strong feelings about

Usage examples:

If no one has the courage to speak out against the system, things will never improve.

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

Usage examples:

There was a crash of thunder

verb

Thunder sounds.

Usage examples:

It began to thunder

noun

The sudden, loud noise that comes after a flash of lightning

Usage examples:

A clap of thunder, the sky grew dark and it started to thunder., the horses thundered past (= moved…