lightening

Speech parts

1. lightening - Noun

2. lightening - Verb

Meaning

of Lighten

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

whitening gladden whiten reduce reduction decrease relief lift lighting ease relieve alleviate relaxation diminish mitigate

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Antonyms

blazing dark burning dying lighting coloring

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Hypernyms

descent change of color

Hyponyms

bleach

Phrases with the word

lightening up lightening conductor lightening rod

Examples

Love, to her, was something hat comes suddenly, like a blinding flash of lightening - a heaven-sent storm hurled into life, uprooting it, sweeping every will before it like a leaf, engulfing all feelings. Gustave Flaubert

A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle. Stephen J. Cannell

If I had a reed made of lightening I could blow the sax all night... I don't know where one would acquire a reed made of lightening but I would imagine that Bill Clinton has one. Ryan Adams

Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening. African Proverb

The radiate sun reflections and lightening cannot make a blind person see. African Proverb

Changes o' wark is a lightening o' hearts. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lighten the load on lighten up lightener lightening conductor lightening rod lightening up