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FULMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of exploding with noise and violence
Example:
his fulminations frightened the horses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fulmination" is a kind of...):
burst; explosion (the act of exploding or bursting)
Derivation:
fulminate (cause to explode violently and with loud noise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thunderous verbal attack
Synonyms:
diatribe; fulmination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fulmination" is a kind of...):
denouncement; denunciation (a public act of denouncing)
Derivation:
fulminate (criticize severely)
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