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- [lahyt-ning]
- /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
- /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyt-ning]
- /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
Definitions of lightning word
- noun lightning a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. 1
- verb without object lightning to emit a flash or flashes of lightning (often used impersonally with it as subject): If it starts to lightning, we'd better go inside. 1
- adjective lightning of, relating to, or resembling lightning, especially in regard to speed of movement: lightning flashes; lightning speed. 1
- noun lightning Very quick. 1
- noun lightning weather: electrical discharge 1
- adjective lightning reflexes, etc.: very fast 1
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Origin of lightning
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, variant of lightening. See lighten1, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Lightning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lightning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lightning
noun lightning
- fulmination — a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- forked lightning — Forked lightning is lightning that divides into two or more parts near the ground.
adjective lightning
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- speedy — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- whirlwind — any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout.
- sudden — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
Antonyms for lightning
adjective lightning
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
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