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ˈfʊlmɪneɪt,
ˈfʌl-/
v.
- express vehement protest.
- literary explode violently or flash like lightning.
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[usu. as adj. fulminating]
Medicine (of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely.
n.
Chemistry a salt or ester of fulminic acid.
Derivative
- fulmination n.
- fulminator n.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. fulminare, from L. fulminat- ‘struck by lightning’, from fulmen, fulmin- ‘lightning’.
