the sensation, experienced by many women late in pregnancy when the head of the fetus enters the pelvis, of a reduction in pressure on the diaphragm, making it easier to breathe
Examples of 'lightening' in a sentence
lightening
At least tonight Marijke was on-line too, she saw with a lightening of her spirits.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Against my volition, I began to smile, and he smiled back, the expression lightening his face.