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Synonyms for lightning


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lahyt-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪt nɪŋ



Définition of lightning

Origin :
  • late 13c., present participle of lightnen "make bright," extended form of Old English lihting, from leht (see light (n.)). Meaning "cheap, raw whiskey" is attested from 1781, also sometimes "gin." Lightning bug is attested from 1778. Lightning rod from 1790.
  • noun electrical discharge
Example sentences :
  • Often, during a thunderstorm a tree had been hit by lightning.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Andrew went on with his lightning summary of the things he passed.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The action is as quick as thought, and thought is as quick as lightning.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • She looked young to be a doctor, he decided, after that lightning survey.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • A change swift as lightning had come over me, a sudden exultation.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • He had seen something like a heavy flash of lightning in the fog.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The flashes of lightning were incessant, and nearly blinded me.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I saw him but a moment, by means of a flash of lightning, and I think he must have seen me.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • No, not all: but you overpower me with your wit; and I cannot stand the 'lightning of your eyes.'
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It fell as lightning falls, swift, keen, dazzling the eyes of all who watched.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

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