1.
[syn: fulmination, diatribe]
2. the act of exploding with noise and violence;
- Example: "his fulminations frightened the horses"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fulmination \Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of
lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]
1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
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2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with
authority.
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3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement
menace or censure.
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The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into
ridicule. --Ayliffe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fulmination
n 1: thunderous verbal attack [syn: fulmination, diatribe]
2: the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his
fulminations frightened the horses"