lightning in English: The bright flash of electricity you see in the sky during a storm. (noun)

Translation

The bright flash of electricity you see in the sky during a storm.

Word origin

From Middle English lightnen, meaning to make bright or to flash, built on the word light.

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Lightning is uncountable; for one flash, say "a flash of lightning" or "a lightning bolt".

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You see lightning first and hear the thunder after it.

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"As fast as lightning" or "lightning fast" means extremely fast.

thunder

The loud sound you hear in the sky during a storm.

storm

Very bad weather with strong wind and rain, and sometimes thunder.

rain

Water that falls from clouds in the sky in small drops.

sky

The space high above the earth that you see when you look up, where the sun, clouds, and stars are.

flash

A sudden bright light that shines for a very short time.

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