I. -ˌnāt verb
( -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 ˌfu̇l-mə-ˈnā-shən, ˌfəl- noun
II. noun
Etymology: fulminic acid, from Latin fulmin-, fulmen
Date: 1826
: an often explosive salt (as mercury fulminate) containing the group −CNO