lightning

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   adj

   Extremely fast or sudden.

   The runner made a lightning start off the blocks.

Appears in

From light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening.

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