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FULMINATION
fulmination
(noun) the act of exploding with noise and violence; “his fulminations frightened the horses”
fulmination, diatribe
(noun) thunderous verbal attack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fulmination (countable and uncountable, plural fulminations)
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
Source: Wiktionary
Ful"mi*na`tion, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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