fulminating
Exploding with rage
Fulminating describes something that explodes or detonates violently—fulminating compounds are unstable chemicals that detonate under heat or pressure.
More commonly, fulminating means issuing vehement denunciations: The senator stood fulminating against the proposed cuts.
In medicine, a fulminating disease develops suddenly and severely: fulminating hepatitis.
Extended angry speech
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
- vituperationBitter verbal abuse
philippic · jeremiad · excoriation · castigation · lambasting · thundering · railing · berating
Triggering an explosive device
- blastingExplosive material removal
- explodingBursting outward violently
- combustingUndergoing rapid oxidation
- eruptingViolently expelling material
detonator · powder keg · volatile · unstable · nitroglycerin · TNT · dynamite · mercuric
Intense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- incensedExtremely angry
wrathful · apoplectic · choleric · fuming · smoldering · indignation · ire · vehemence
Intensely severe or perceptive
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- rapidMoving with haste
- necrotizingCausing tissue death
- gangrenousAffected by tissue death
septic · overwhelming · catastrophic · virulent · aggressive · malignant · deteriorating · critical
Sharp and unexpected
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- meteoricSwiftly spectacular yet brief
- swiftMoving with speed
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
dramatic · violent · intense · instantaneous · cataclysmic
tirade
Extended angry speech
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
vituperation · philippic · jeremiad · excoriation · castigation · lambasting · thundering · railing · berating · objurgation
detonating
Triggering an explosive device
- blastingExplosive material removal
- explodingBursting outward violently
- combustingUndergoing rapid oxidation
erupting · detonator · powder keg · volatile · unstable · nitroglycerin · TNT · dynamite · mercuric · igniting
fury
Intense violent anger
incensed · wrathful · apoplectic · choleric · fuming · smoldering · indignation · ire · vehemence · explosive
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- rapidMoving with haste
- necrotizingCausing tissue death
gangrenous · septic · overwhelming · catastrophic · virulent · aggressive · malignant · deteriorating · critical
abrupt
Sharp and unexpected
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- meteoricSwiftly spectacular yet brief
- swiftMoving with speed
acute · dramatic · violent · intense · instantaneous · cataclysmic
fulminatingpraising
Voicing admiration
extolling · lauding · acclaiming · applauding · celebrating