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Term: lightning

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "lightning": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. lightning

lightning

Definitions

Noun

  1. Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
  2. The flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "lightning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lightning 2 14
2 lightnings 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "lightning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 landing 2 26
2 lasting 2 13
3 glancing 2 8
4 lifting 2 8
5 planking 2 8
6 lending 2 7
7 listing 2 7
8 glittering 3 6
9 linking 2 6
10 glinting 2 5
11 planting 2 5
12 cleansing 2 4
13 fluttering 3 4
14 lettering 3 4
15 lounging 2 4
16 slanting 2 4
17 blinking 2 3
18 clamping 2 3
19 fledgling 2 3
20 launching 2 3
21 plunging 2 3
22 blasting 2 2
23 blinding 2 2
24 flavoring 3 2
25 limping 2 2
26 lovering 3 2
27 plunking 2 2
28 alarming 3 1
29 blending 2 1
30 clamoring 3 1
31 clanking 2 1
32 clattering 3 1
33 electing 3 1
34 flanking 2 1
35 flattering 3 1
36 flaunting 2 1
37 flinching 2 1
38 flourishing 3 1
39 glimmering 3 1
40 lapsing 2 1
41 littering 3 1
42 plinking 2 1
43 slaughtering 3 1
44 alberding 3 0
45 blanding 2 0
46 blanking 2 0
47 blotching 2 0
48 blunting 2 0
49 clinching 2 0
50 clobbering 3 0
51 clumping 2 0
52 cluttering 3 0
53 flewelling 3 0
54 flexing 2 0
55 flickering 3 0
56 flunking 2 0
57 klinzing 2 0
58 laboring 3 0
59 ladling 2 0
60 lamping 2 0
61 lancing 2 0
62 lansing 2 0
63 lanting 2 0
64 lawyering 3 0
65 lensing 2 0
66 levering 3 0
67 levying 3 0
68 lewelling 3 0
69 lobbying 3 0
70 loitering 3 0
71 lumping 2 0
72 lunching 2 0
73 lunging 2 0
74 lusting 2 0
75 lynching 2 0
76 olberding 3 0
77 plateauing 3 0
78 schlichting 2 0
79 slathering 3 0
80 slithering 3 0
81 slobbering 3 0
82 slumping 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lightning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 fighting 2 72
2 lighting 2 23
3 frightening 3 14
4 tightening 3 4
5 enlightening 4 3
6 sighting 2 3
7 lining 2 2
8 heightening 3 2
9 delighting 3 1
10 aligning 3 1
11 weighting 2 1
12 lightnings 2 0
13 lightening 3 0
14 slighting 2 0
15 lighting's 2 0
16 tightenings 3 0
17 lignin 2 0
18 brightening 3 0
19 sightings 2 0
20 rightwing 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "lightning" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "lightning" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "lightning" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 band 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lightning".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 82

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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This Word in the News:

Lightning bolt strikes just behind child during California thunderstorms
Jun 8, 2025 New York Post
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Jun 5, 2025 ABC News
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Jun 6, 2025 USA Today
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Jun 7, 2025 The Irish Times
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Jun 7, 2025 The Plumas Sun
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Jun 6, 2025 WKYT
Lightning suspected in fire at Leeds Primary School; summer programs to be relocated
Jun 6, 2025 WBMA

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