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      lightning
      noun
      A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
      A discharge of this kind.
      (figuratively) Anything that moves very fast.
      Obsolete form of lightening. [The act or result of making something light or lighter.]
      (archaic, slang) Gin.
      verb
      (impersonal, childish or nonstandard, intransitive) To produce lightning.
      adjective
      Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.
      Synonyms for lightning
      thunderboltnflashnfireballnfulgurationn
      Words related to lightning
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