verb

fulminate

FULL-mih-nayt/ˈfʊlmɪneɪt/

To speak out loudly and angrily against something.

The furious customer fulminates against the repair shop over the damaged laptop.

A visibly furious customer loudly berates a repair-shop representative over a damaged laptop, pointing emphatically at its shattered screen as the representative recoils from the outburst.

Etymology

fulminateLatinto hurl lightning; to thunder

Latin fulminare pictured hurling lightning and, figuratively, thundering. Its use for formal religious condemnation connects that violent image to the English sense of angrily denouncing or criticizing.

More examples

The host fulminated against corruption throughout the broadcast.
She is fulminating about the unfair rules again.
Critics fulminate against the proposal but offer no alternatives.

Forms

fulminate · fulminates · fulminated · fulminating

fulmination noun — A loud and angry denunciation.

Similar words

rail: Similarly means to complain bitterly or angrily against something.
rant: Emphasizes prolonged, heated speech, not necessarily opposition to something.
denounce: Emphasizes public condemnation without necessarily implying loud or angry speech.