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lightning
Definition:
(nou) abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light (nou) 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
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈlaɪtənɪŋ
Examples:
The lightning strikes the stadium.
The Lights are superstitious and shudder at lightning.
She saw the lightning and heard the thunder.
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