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lightninged

light·ning
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt-ning]
    • /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt-ning]
    • /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/

Definitions of lightninged word

  • noun lightninged a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. 1
  • verb without object lightninged to emit a flash or flashes of lightning (often used impersonally with it as subject): If it starts to lightning, we'd better go inside. 1
  • adjective lightninged of, relating to, or resembling lightning, especially in regard to speed of movement: lightning flashes; lightning speed. 1
  • noun lightninged Simple past tense and past participle of lightning. 1

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Origin of lightninged

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, variant of lightening. See lighten1, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Lightninged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lightninged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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