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