as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
she was embarrassed when her friend began fulminating at the restaurant about what's wrong with today's kids
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Recent Examples of fulminate
In Europe and the U.S., far-right politicians fulminated that the West was under siege.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
All the while, Trump continued to fulminate on the stump.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
All the while, Trump continued to fulminate on the stump.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulminate
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Fellow porters huffing their way up a hillside; the stars twinkling above the desert sand; the layered waves of Caroline Polachek’s staggeringly beautiful title song cresting over the horizon at just the right moment.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
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Scientists published fresh data showing that huffing carbon monoxide could boost endurance.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
2 June 2025
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Fans rave about the Wawa Summertime Hoagiefest, which offers $6 and under hoagies, clubs, burgers, quesadillas and breakfast hoagies for a limited time.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The new Patriots center raved about Maye’s maturity and approach after Friday’s training camp practice.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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“Fulminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulminate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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