Fulmination

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /fÊŒlmɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle French fulmination

Full definition of fulmination

Noun

1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
• 1919, H. L. Mencken, The American Language,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.
3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Related terms

• fulminate
• fulminator
• fulminating compound
• fulminic acid