Word to the Wise: Fulminate
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To "fulminate" (FUL-muh-nate) – from the Latin for "to strike with lightning" – is to verbally abuse or censure in an authoritative or menacing manner.
Example (as used by Richard Sandomir in The New York Times ): "He lets others fulminate on his behalf while he maintains his gentlemanly demeanor."
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