Talk:lightning

It's a verb as well (try lightninged, lightninging on Google Books) but hard to define, since it only ever takes the weather pronoun "it". Equinox ◑ 21:04, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Phrasal stress

According to the LPD, ˌlightning ˈstrike ‘sudden stoppage’ vs ˈlightning strike ‘atmospheric discharge’ --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:39, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

RFV discussion: May–October 2022

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lightning

Rfv-sense: The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers. Zumbacool (talk) 22:12, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

That seems to me to be four distinct definitions, which would require three citations each. Maybe a better definition is that it is a verb form, an alternative form of lightening. DCDuring (talk) 04:26, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, looks like a variant of lightening. — Sgconlaw (talk) 17:44, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Converted to an alt form, but I didn't add any cites. OED has several before 1700, so EEBO might be a place to look. This, that and the other (talk) 06:19, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

• Passed, I guess, but next time actually add the cites! - TheDaveRoss 12:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)