Synonyms for lightening
light·en·ing

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1. lighteningnoun

   descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

   Synonyms:
   whitening

2. whitening, lighteningnoun

   changing to a lighter color

   Synonyms:
   whitening

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Color
   • Descent

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1. List of paraphrases for "lightening":

   lightning, alleviating

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lightening

   Synonyms:
   Dropping

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1. Amira Adawe:

   The products are widely available in ethnic malls like Karmel and the state has not actively regulated these products, i visited [a few months ago] to check if the products we tested that contained mercury are still available...and saw all the mercury containing skin-lightening products displayed on the shelves.

2. Kristy Ray:

   We think about their safety in every other aspect, we don’t what them playing if it’s too slick, if there’s lightening, if it’s too hot.

3. Perry Brass:

   Stay up and listen to lightening. If there is no lightening around, stay up and listen to nothing. Just listen to the sheer joy of your thoughts trans-versing from one corner of your brain to the next.

4. Edwin Hubbel Chapin:

   Whatever touches the nerves of motive, whatever shifts man's moral position, is mightier than steam, or calorie, or lightening.

5. Patrick Esteruelas:

   Everybody knew it was a matter of time, you have already seen some lightening of positions and the exchange bonds in particular are going to face some upside price resistance.