Antonyms for lightening

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lahyt-n-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪt n ɪŋ

Definition of lightening

Origin : "the shedding of light," mid-14c., verbal noun from lighten (v.2). Meaning "alleviation of weight" (literal and figurative) is from 1520s, from lighten (v.1).

verb illuminate
verb reduce weight, load
verb cheer up; inspire

Example sentences :

The changing, lightening gravity on the incline caught them.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

But the lapse of time brought some relief and a lightening of their depression.
Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch

The girl looked at her with a lightening of her amiable, indifferent air.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther

He shot his hands into the air with the lightening vivacity that was in him a sort of wit.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

The artist explained that "Light is as important as lightening."
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

"It is well," I said, with a lightening of the heart, and bent down to lift the wooden lid.
Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard

It was all over, and he closed his eyes to the lightening sky.
Extract from : « A Choice of Miracles » by James A. Cox

For lightening this heavy burthen, I devised the following expedient.
Extract from : « The Expedition of Humphry Clinker » by Tobias Smollett

The expense of the trappings of monarchy, too, is lightening.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

She wondered a little at that, but with no lightening of her mood.
Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily

Synonyms for lightening

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