lightning

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.
2 Definition

A discharge of this kind.

Example Sentences
  • That tree was hit by lightning.
3 Definition

Anything that moves very fast.

4 Definition

The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To produce lightning.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.