fulminate

Day 14Level 3

FUL-muh-nayt

explode loudly

to explode loudly

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

denounce, criticize

Antonyms:

flatter, praise

Example Sentence:

When oil prices rise, politicians have a habit of calling for price controls and fulminating against oil companies.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

kant

insincere talk ; hypocrisy