[ 'fʊlmɪneɪt , 'fʌl- ]
■ verb
1》 express vehement protest.
2》 literary explode violently or flash like lightning.
3》 [usu. as adjective fulminating ] Medicine (of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely.
■ noun Chemistry a salt or ester of fulminic acid.
Derivatives
fulmination noun
fulminator noun
Origin
ME: from med. L. fulminare , from L. fulminat- 'struck by lightning', from fulmen , fulmin- 'lightning'.