lightning
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The meaning (definition) of the word lightning
a bright flash of light in the sky during a storm
The word lightning used in a sentence
“Lightning made the dark yard look white for one second.”
Words that mean the same as lightning (synonyms)
flash
How the word lightning is said around the world
| French | foudre (foodr) |
| Spanish | relámpago (reh-LAHM-pah-goh) |
| Mandarin | 闪电 (shahn dyen) |
| Hindi | बिजली चमकना (BIGY-lee KYU-muhk-nah) |
| Arabic | البرق (ahl-BAHRK) |
| Russian | молния (MOHL-nyee-yah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | raio (RYU-u) |
| Portuguese (BR) | raio (KHYU-u) |
| Japanese | 稲妻 (ee-nah-ZU-mah) |
| German | Blitz (blits) |
| Urdu | بجلی (BIGY-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਬਿਜਲੀ (BI-gyuh-lee) |
| Korean | 번개 (BUN-ge) |
| Hebrew | בָּרָק (BAH-rahk) |
| Greek | αστραπή (ahst-rah-PEE) |
| Dutch | bliksem (BLIK-suhm) |
| Tagalog | kidlat (KEED-laht) |
| Vietnamese | sét (SE-urt) |
| Turkish | yıldırım (YUL-du-rum) |
| Persian | رعد و برق (rahd vah bahrk) |
| Polish | błyskawica (bwis-kah-VEE-tsah) |
| Ukrainian | блискавка (blis-KAHF-kah) |
| Bengali | বজ্রপাত (BAWGY-raw-pah-toh) |
| Swedish | blixt (blikst) |
| Italian | fulmine (FOOL-mee-nay) |
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