fulmination [
,fʌlmi'neiʃәn]
fulmination[ noun ]- thunderous verbal attack
<noun.communication>
- the act of exploding with noise and violence
<noun.act>
his fulminations frightened the horses
Fulmination \Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of
lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]
1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with
authority.
3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement
menace or censure.
The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into
ridicule. --Ayliffe.