English Explanatory Dictionary

lightning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
  2. A discharge of this kind.
  3. Anything that moves very fast.
  4. Gin.
  5. Obsolete form of lightening.
adj
  1. Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.
verb
  1. To produce lightning.

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ [ˈlʌɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] [ˈlɐɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] En-us-lightning.ogg

Word forms

lightning lightnings lightninging lightninged

Etymology

From light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening.

Related words

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Derived words

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