to explode with a loud noise; detonate.

to issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against )

The minister fulminated against legalized vice.

to cause to explode.

to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation, condemnation, or the like.

one of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, esp. the mercury salt of fulminic acid, which is a powerful detonating agent.

verb

compliment , defend , flatter , praise , support

verb

animadvert , berate , blow up , bluster , castigate , censure , condemn , curse , declaim , denounce , denunciate , execrate , explode , fume , intimidate , inveigh against , menace , protest , rage , rail , reprobate , swear at , thunder , upbraid , vilify , vituperate , blast , blow , burst , detonate , fire , go off , touch off , rant , roar