fulmination
/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/
fulmination noun: the act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
Noun
fulmination (countable and uncountable, plural fulminations)
- 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.[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 23, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC
- That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
fulmination meaning in Malayalam
fulmination in Malayalam
- objection, protest, complaint
- പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കൽ, ഗർജ്ജനം, ആക്ഷേപം, പ്രതിഷേധം, എതിർവാദം, തർക്കവാദം
Forms of fulmination
| plural | fulminations |
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Origin of fulmination
From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.
Words that rhyme with fulmination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about fulmination
- What does fulmination mean?
- Fulmination means the act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
- What is fulmination in Malayalam?
- Fulmination in Malayalam is പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കൽ, ഗർജ്ജനം, ആക്ഷേപം. See Fulmination meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is fulmination?
- Fulmination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fulmination?
- Fulmination is pronounced /fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of fulmination?
- The plural of fulmination is fulminations.
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