"lightning" meaning in All languages combined

See lightning on Wiktionary

Adjective [英語]

IPA: ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ, [ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ]
  1. 非常に素早い。
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-adj-27ndaSLO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [英語]

IPA: ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ, [ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ] Forms: lightnings [plural]
  1. 稲妻、閃光。
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-noun-dywFGoXD
  2. 雷放電、放電現象を伴う雷。
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-noun-vm-desy2
  3. 素早く動くもの。. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-noun-DxLYwx2H
  4. 閃き。 Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-noun-4nIfOxj0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: thunderbolt
Categories (other): 英語, 英語 名詞, 英語 国際音声記号あり, 英語 気象, 英語_接尾辞"-ing" Derived forms: ball lightning, Jewish lightning, greased lightning, lightning bug, lightning bolt, lightning conductor, lightning detector, lightning in a bottle, lightning-quick, lightning rod, sheet lightning, upward lightning

Verb [英語]

IPA: ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ, [ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ] Forms: lightnings [third-person, singular, present], lightninging [present, participle], lightninged [past, participle]
  1. 稲妻を起こす。 Tags: impersonal, intransitive
    Sense id: ja-lightning-en-verb-pLM3uPgZ Categories (other): 英語 幼児語, 英語 破格, 英語 自動詞, 英語 非人称動詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    },
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      "word": "ball lightning"
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      "word": "greased lightning"
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      "word": "lightning bug"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning bolt"
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    {
      "word": "lightning conductor"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning detector"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning in a bottle"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning-quick"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning rod"
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    {
      "word": "sheet lightning"
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    {
      "word": "upward lightning"
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    "light(e)n + 接尾辞 \"-ing\""
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              28,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.",
          "translation": "稲妻を見ることはなかったが、雷鳴は聞こえた。"
        }
      ],
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        "稲妻、閃光。"
      ],
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        {
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              4,
              13
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          ],
          "text": "The lightning was hot enough to melt the sand.",
          "translation": "その雷は砂を溶かすほど熱かった。"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "text": "That tree was hit by lightning.",
          "translation": "あの木に雷が落ちた。"
        }
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        "雷放電、放電現象を伴う雷。"
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        "素早く動くもの。."
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        "閃き。"
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        "アイディアや発想の"
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      "ipa": "ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ]"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "ball lightning"
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      "word": "greased lightning"
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      "word": "lightning bug"
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      "word": "lightning bolt"
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    {
      "word": "lightning conductor"
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      "word": "lightning detector"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning in a bottle"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning-quick"
    },
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      "word": "lightning rod"
    },
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      "word": "sheet lightning"
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      "word": "upward lightning"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              28,
              37
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          "translation": "稲妻を見ることはなかったが、雷鳴は聞こえた。"
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        "稲妻、閃光。"
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              4,
              13
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              30
            ]
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          "text": "That tree was hit by lightning.",
          "translation": "あの木に雷が落ちた。"
        }
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        "雷放電、放電現象を伴う雷。"
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        "素早く動くもの。."
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        "閃き。"
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      "ipa": "ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ"
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      "ipa": "[ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ]"
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