fulmination
noun/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/US
Etymology
From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.
- derived from fulminātiō
- borrowed from fulmination
Definitions
The act of fulminating or exploding
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
- It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.
That which is fulminated or thundered forth
That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
The neighborhood
- neighborfulminate
- neighborfulminator
- neighborfulminating compound
- neighborfulminic acid
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fulmination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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