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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024light•ning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/USA pronunciation n., v., -ninged, -ning, adj. n. [uncountable] - Meteorologya brilliant flash in the sky, caused by an electric spark in the atmosphere, occurring within one thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
v. [it + ~* no object] - Meteorologyto give off a flash or flashes of lightning:Go inside if it starts to lightning.
adj. [before a noun] - of, relating to, or resembling lightning:moved with lightning speed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024light•ning (līt′ning),USA pronunciation n., v., -ninged, -ning, adj. n. - Meteorologya brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
v.i. - Meteorologyto emit a flash or flashes of lightning (often used impersonally with it as subject):If it starts to lightning, we'd better go inside.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or resembling lightning, esp. in regard to speed of movement:lightning flashes; lightning speed.
- Middle English, variant of lightening. See lighten1, -ing1 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ n - a flash of light in the sky, occurring during a thunderstorm and caused by a discharge of electricity, either between clouds or between a cloud and the earth
- (modifier) fast and sudden: a lightning raid
Etymology: 14th Century: variant of lightening |