Associations to the word «Fulmination»

Noun

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Wiktionary

FULMINATION, noun. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
FULMINATION, noun. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
FULMINATION, noun. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Dictionary definition

FULMINATION, noun. Thunderous verbal attack.
FULMINATION, noun. The act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats