noun🔗ShareA flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth."Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder."weathernatureenergyphysicsenvironmentphenomenascienceelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA discharge of this kind."That tree was hit by lightning."natureweatherphysicselectricenergyphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything that moves very fast."The lightning-fast computer finished processing the data in seconds. "naturephysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers."The teacher's passionate explanation brought a lightning of understanding to the students' faces. "mindabilityachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce lightning."The storm clouds began to lightning overhead, casting a bright flash across the classroom. "weathernaturedisasterenergyphysicsenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning."The chef's knife slipped, and the accident happened with lightning speed. "timenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
