Pronunciation: - ˌ n ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, from Latin, to strike (of lightning), from fulmin-, fulmen lightning; akin to Latin flagrare to burn ― more at BLACK
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to utter or send out with denunciation < fulminate a decree>
intransitive verb : to send forth censures or invectives
– ful · mi · na · tion \ ˌ fu ̇ l-m ə - ' n ā -sh ə n, ˌ f ə l- \ noun