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Synonyms for lightning
ˈlaɪt nɪŋlight·ning

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lightningnoun

    abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

  2. lightningnoun

    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

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  1. List of paraphrases for "lightning":

    flash, thunderbolt, lightening, lightyear, thunder

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How to use lightning in a sentence?

  1. The Navy:

    An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24.

  2. Chris Morris:

    And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

  3. Matt Darvas:

    There was thunder and lightning -- water was rushing down the road where I was standing, that essentially shut down helicopter missions for the entire afternoon, except for a small window before sunset.

  4. Michael Connor:

    I was at home when this happened and there were thunderstorms and lightning.

  5. Vince Gilligan:

    It was lightning in a bottle.


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