lightning
Pronunciation:
/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/noun
Definitions
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: Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.
A discharge of this kind.
Example: That tree was hit by lightning.
Anything that moves very fast.
The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.
verb
Definitions
To produce lightning.
adjective
Definitions
Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.