fulmination
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/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/
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/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US) · /fʊlmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US)
Definition of fulmination
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
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(countable, uncountable)The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
“It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.”
- (countable, uncountable)That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
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Etymology
From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.
Words you can make from fulmination
200+ playable · top: FULMINANT (14 pts)
Best play fulminant 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
17 words6-letter words
45 words- AIMFUL 11 pts
- FAMULI 11 pts
- FANTOM 11 pts
- FOLIUM 11 pts
- MANFUL 11 pts
- FANION 9 pts
- FINIAL 9 pts
- FINITO 9 pts
- FLAUNT 9 pts
- FONTAL 9 pts
- INFANT 9 pts
- INFULA 9 pts
- NONFAT 9 pts
- TINFUL 9 pts
- TUFOLI 9 pts
- ALUMIN 8 pts
- ALUMNI 8 pts
- AMNION 8 pts
- AMOUNT 8 pts
- INTIMA 8 pts
- IONIUM 8 pts
- LIMINA 8 pts
- LUMINA 8 pts
- MALOTI 8 pts
- MANITO 8 pts
- MANITU 8 pts
- MINION 8 pts
- MOULIN 8 pts
- MUNTIN 8 pts
- NOMINA 8 pts
- NUMINA 8 pts
- OILMAN 8 pts
- OUTMAN 8 pts
- TINMAN 8 pts
- ULTIMA 8 pts
- ULTIMO 8 pts
- ANILIN 6 pts
- ANNULI 6 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- INULIN 6 pts
- LATINO 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- NOUNAL 6 pts
- TALION 6 pts
- UNNAIL 6 pts
5-letter words
56 words- FANUM 10 pts
- FILMI 10 pts
- FILUM 10 pts
- MOTIF 10 pts
- MUFTI 10 pts
- AFOUL 8 pts
- ALOFT 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FANON 8 pts
- FAULT 8 pts
- FINAL 8 pts
- FINNA 8 pts
- FLINT 8 pts
- FLOAT 8 pts
- FLOTA 8 pts
- FLOUT 8 pts
- FOLIA 8 pts
- FOUNT 8 pts
- FUTON 8 pts
- UNFIT 8 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- ANIMI 7 pts
- ILIUM 7 pts
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- LIMAN 7 pts
- LIMIT 7 pts
- LINUM 7 pts
- LOUMA 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MIAOU 7 pts
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- MILIA 7 pts
- MOULT 7 pts
- MOUNT 7 pts
- MUTON 7 pts
- NOTUM 7 pts
- ONIUM 7 pts
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- UNMAN 7 pts
- AIOLI 5 pts
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- ANION 5 pts
- ANNUL 5 pts
- INION 5 pts
- LININ 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
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- NOTAL 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TAUON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
- UNION 5 pts
- UNLIT 5 pts
- UNTIL 5 pts
4-letter words
74 words- FILM 9 pts
- FLAM 9 pts
- FOAM 9 pts
- MILF 9 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FAIN 7 pts
- FANO 7 pts
- FAUN 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FILO 7 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FLAN 7 pts
- FLAT 7 pts
- FLIT 7 pts
- FOAL 7 pts
- FOIL 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- FOUL 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- LIFT 7 pts
- LOAF 7 pts
- LOFT 7 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- ATOM 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LOAM 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MALT 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MAUN 6 pts
- MAUT 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
- MILT 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINI 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LITU 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOUT 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- LUNT 4 pts
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