fulmination

 
Pronunciation: /ˌfʊlmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n, ˌfʌl-/

noun

  • 1an expression of vehement protest: the fulminations of media moralists
  • 2a violent explosion or a flash like lightning: a second of silence, not long enough for the echo of the previous fulminations to fade away