Meaning
to strike; glare at
- to strike by lightning or electrocute
- to glare fiercely at someone with one's eyes
- (reflexive / passive) to blow or burn out, referring to a lightbulb or electrical fuse
In a sentence
La madre lo ha fulminato con lo sguardo quando ha detto quella sciocchezza.
His mother glared at him fiercely when he said that nonsense.
Si è fulminata la lampadina in corridoio e dobbiamo cambiarla subito.
The lightbulb in the hallway blew out and we need to replace it right away.
Un fulmine ha fulminato la quercia centenaria durante il violento temporale.
A lightning bolt struck the centuries-old oak during the violent storm.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fulminare | infinitive |
| fulmino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fulmini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fulmina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fulminiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fulminate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fulminavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fulminavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fulminavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fulminavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fulminai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fulminasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fulminammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fulminaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fulminerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fulminerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fulmineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fulminerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fulmineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fulmini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fulmini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fulmini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fulminiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fulminiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fulminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fulminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fulminassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fulminaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fulminerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fulmineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fulmineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fulminereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fulmina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fulminiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fulminate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fulminando | gerund |
| fulminato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in active senses: 'il fulmine ha fulminato l'albero'.
- The past participle 'fulminato' is colloquially used for 'blown' (e.g. 'la lampadina è fulminata').