# lightnings

Pronunciation: say "LYT-ningz" /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋz/

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of lightning. *(nonstandard)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of lightning
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of lightning. Mostly said by small children, with "it": it lightnings.
   - _"Look, it lightnings again!" the toddler shouted, pressing her face to the window._
   - _"When it lightnings, we have to get out of the pool," the kids reminded each other._

## Noun

1. Plural of lightning. *(archaic)* — plural of lightning
   - Simple: Plural of lightning. An old word for many separate flashes, found mostly in old stories and poems.
   - _Pale lightnings flickered above the mountains long after the thunder had died away._
   - _The sailors watched in fear as forked lightnings split the sky over the harbor._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lightnings (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).