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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ful•mi•na•tion (ful′mə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a violent denunciation or censure:a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- violent explosion.
- Latin fulminātiōn- (stem of fulminātiō) a thundering, fuming. See fulminate, -ion
- 1495–1505
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ful•mi•nate /ˈfʌlməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to denounce strongly:fulminating against the regulations.
ful•mi•na•tion /ˌfʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ful•mi•nate (ful′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, n. v.i. - to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- to issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against):The minister fulminated against legalized vice.
v.t. - to cause to explode.
- to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation, condemnation, or the like.
n. - Chemistryone of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, esp. the mercury salt of fulminic acid, which is a powerful detonating agent.
- Latin fulminātus (past participle of fulmināre) thundered, equivalent. to fulmin- (stem of fulmen) thunderbolt, lightning + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English fulminaten 1375–1425
ful′mi•na′tor, n. ful•mi•na•to•ry (ful′mə nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. |