verb/fu.dʁwa.je/
to strike (of lightning); to devastate; to cause to be thunderstruck
“Elle foudroie dans la rue / Cet inconnu qui passe / Et qui n'oubliera plus /Ce parfum qui volait” — She strikes down in the street / That unknown passer-by/ Who will never forget / That perfume in the air
From foudre (“lightning”) + -oyer.