fulminate against someone or something
- fulminate against someone or something
fulminate against someone or something
to denounce someone or something. •
The workers were fulminating against their employer.
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They are fulminating against the president of the union.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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fulminate — [[t]f ʊlmɪneɪt, fʌ̱l [/t]] fulminates, fulminating, fulminated VERB If you fulminate against someone or something, you criticize them angrily. [FORMAL] [V against/about n] They all fulminated against the new curriculum. Derived words: fulmination … English dictionary
fulminate — ful|mi|nate [ˈfulmıneıt, ˈfʌl ] v [i]formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: fulminare to hit with lightning , from fulmen lightning ] to criticize someone or something angrily fulminate at/against/about ▪ Mick was fulminating against the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
denounce — I (condemn) verb anathematize, animadvert, asperse, assail, assail with censure, assault, attack, be censorious, belittle, berate, besmear, besmirch, blackball, blacken, blacklist, brand, bring into discredit, bring to account, call to account,… … Law dictionary
curse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. execrate, damn, swear, denounce; blaspheme. n. malediction, imprecation, execration, anathema; bane, plague. See evil, adversity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Malediction] Syn. oath, imprecation, blasphemy … English dictionary for students
condemn — con·demn /kən dem/ vt 1: to impose a penalty on; esp: to sentence to death 2: to adjudge unfit for use or consumption 3: to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain: take con·dem·nable … Law dictionary
Criticism of Hinduism — This article is about social and cultural criticism of Hinduism. For bias and/or prejudice against Hindus, see anti Hindu. An article related to Hinduism … Wikipedia