lightning
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
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- If lightning strikes the cabin, that lightning current is directed into the local ground mat.
- a flash of lightning
- a lightning strike
- a bolt of lightning
And that night, no Thunder, no lightning, no earthquakes, nothing.
- And that night, no Thunder, no lightning, no earthquakes, nothing.
- And as it rained, a lightning bolt came across the sky.
- One of them got struck by lightning, Chance and Flowers.
- The second time lightning struck was with Bridget Graham.
- Because of his lightning experiments, his science.
- As he says, it's the tallest tree that the lightning hits in the forest.
- We keep having these wind and lightning storms come through with course no rain.
- Above her, the pink lightning is branched, forked in five places.
- We had like a summer like Thunder and lightning storm this morning.
- OK, you know, weather balloons, misidentified aircraft, lightning phenomena, whatever, right?
- I read this news article and it said that a lightning bolt is hotter than the sun.
- But he descends off the mountain and delivers these lightning bolts to me.
- Imagine this same hot lightning sneaking up your rectum.
- But then I look back at a lightning clap later, it's all gone.
- And when he said that, it was like a lightning bolt went off in my head.
Examples
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Chartreuse lightning flashed across the night sky.
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And as it rained, a lightning bolt came across the sky.
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One of them got struck by lightning, Chance and Flowers.
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I looked down at the garage and again saw the blue lightning, but heard no sounds.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was thunder and lightning and rain!
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Thunder can rock the house, and lightning brings everything into sharp focus for an instant.
Fiction book (1990) -
A bluish-white light flickered like distant lightning, but I could not see its source.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was a sudden white crack of lightning, and his night goggles flared bright green.
Fiction book (1990) -
Fierce as a storm with its flashes of lightning, but with its life-giving rain.
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The sky was illuminated by a sudden flash of lightning during the storm.
Synonyms
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A sudden, brief burst of bright light, for example from a camera
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A sudden bright flash of lightning in the sky
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A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea
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A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
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A flash of lightning followed by a loud crash of thunder
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Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings
A sudden bright flash of light in the sky
A sudden bright flash of light in the sky during a storm
A lightning bolt that splits into several forks in the sky
A wide, soft flash that lights the sky from distant lightning behind clouds
Idioms
Compounds
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A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea
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A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
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Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings
A metal rod or wire on top of a building that carries lightning into the ground to prevent damage
- Specialized
A part that protects electrical equipment from lightning and sudden power surges
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightning comes from the same root as light and lighten, which mean 'brightness' or 'to make bright'. So lightning is like the sky 'lighting' up, a sudden bright flash of electricity during a storm.