/ ˈfʊlmɪneɪt; NAmE ; ˈfʌl-/ verb
[ v ] fulminate against (sb/sth) ( formal ) to criticize sb/sth angrily
► ful·min·ation / ˌfʊlmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE ; ˌfʌl-/ noun [ C , U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin fulminat- struck by lightning, from fulmen , fulmin- lightning. The earliest sense (derived from medieval Latin fulminare ) was denounce formally , later issue formal censures (originally said of the Pope). A sense emit thunder and lightning , based on the original Latin meaning, arose in the early 17th cent., and hence explode violently (late 17th cent.).