lightning B1 Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #3631 Meanings 1 noun A bright flash of light in the sky during a storm, caused by electricity. The lightning lit up the whole sky for a moment. 2 adj Extremely fast or sudden. The runner made a lightning start off the blocks. Thesaurus Word family Forms lightnings Derived forms lightning-quicklightninglikelightninglylightningproofsuperlightning Common collocations lightning conductor Noun + noun Etymology AI details From light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening. Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lightning **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 3631 ## Meanings 1. A bright flash of light in the sky during a storm, caused by electricity. 2. Extremely fast or sudden. ## Examples - The lightning lit up the whole sky for a moment. - The runner made a lightning start off the blocks. ## Derived Forms - lightning-quick - lightninglike - lightningly - lightningproof - superlightning ## Etymology From light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening. ## AI Etymology Lightning comes from light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown