Lightning - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlaɪtnɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word lightning
Brit.  |ˈlaɪtnɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word lightning

noun

- abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
- the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

Extra examples

...he made a lightning dash for the goal...

Two farmworkers were struck by lightning (=hit by lightning).

Lightning flashed overhead.

The lightning shorted the TV.

The tree was struck by lightning.

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.

...the lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover...

...the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the lightning rod are just a few of the inventions that we owe to the fecund creativity of Benjamin Franklin...

...the thunder following the flash of lightning was nearly instantaneous...

The tree was seared by lightning.

Lightning flashed and thunder boomed.

...the thunderstorm caught us unawares, and we scrambled to get off the ridge as lightning started to flash...

Lightning flashed and thunder pealed.

Lightning plays in the sky.

We pulled over to take some pictures of clouds and lightning.

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