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fulgurating

ful·gu·rat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting]
    • /ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪ tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuhl-gyuh-rey-ting]
    • /ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of fulgurating word

  • adjective fulgurating (of pains) sharp and piercing. 1
  • verb without object fulgurating to flash or dart like lightning. 1
  • verb with object fulgurating Medicine/Medical. to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity. 1
  • noun fulgurating Present participle of fulgurate. 1
  • adjective fulgurating (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing 0
  • adjective fulgurating of or relating to fulguration 0
See all 7 definitions of fulgurating

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Origin of fulgurating

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; fulgurate + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Fulgurating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fulgurating

fulgurating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for fulgurating

adj fulgurating

  • lambent — running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame.
  • meteoric — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
  • uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.

verb fulgurating

  • shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
  • flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
  • illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
  • flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
  • flicker — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
All 26 Synonyms of fulgurating

Antonyms for fulgurating

verb fulgurating

  • darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
All 2 Antonyms of fulgurating

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