Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fulminate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
explode | No | No | Yes | No |
fulminate (noun) | explode (noun) |
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a salt or ester of fulminic acid |
fulminate (verb) | explode (verb) |
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cause to explode violently and with loud noise | burst outward, usually with noise |
come on suddenly and intensely | cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
criticize severely | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner |
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise | |
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | |
show a violent emotional reaction | |
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | |
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ | |
destroy by exploding |