Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lightning
Participle: lightninged
Gerund: lightninging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lightning |
| you | lightning |
| he;she;it | lightnings |
| we | lightning |
| you | lightning |
| they | lightning |
Perfect
| I | have lightninged |
| you | have lightninged |
| he;she;it | has lightninged |
| we | have lightninged |
| you | have lightninged |
| they | have lightninged |
Past
| I | lightninged |
| you | lightninged |
| he;she;it | lightninged |
| we | lightninged |
| you | lightninged |
| they | lightninged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightninged |
| you | had lightninged |
| he;she;it | had lightninged |
| we | had lightninged |
| you | had lightninged |
| they | had lightninged |
Future
| I | will lightning |
| you | will lightning |
| he;she;it | will lightning |
| we | will lightning |
| you | will lightning |
| they | will lightning |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lightninged |
| you | will have lightninged |
| he;she;it | will have lightninged |
| we | will have lightninged |
| you | will have lightninged |
| they | will have lightninged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lightning |
| you | lightning |
| he;she;it | lightning |
| we | lightning |
| you | lightning |
| they | lightning |
Perfect
| I | have lightninged |
| you | have lightninged |
| he;she;it | have lightninged |
| we | have lightninged |
| you | have lightninged |
| they | have lightninged |
Imperfect
| I | lightninged |
| you | lightninged |
| he;she;it | lightninged |
| we | lightninged |
| you | lightninged |
| they | lightninged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightninged |
| you | had lightninged |
| he;she;it | had lightninged |
| we | had lightninged |
| you | had lightninged |
| they | had lightninged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lightning |
| you | would lightning |
| he;she;it | would lightning |
| we | would lightning |
| you | would lightning |
| they | would lightning |
Perfect
| I | would have lightninged |
| you | would have lightninged |
| he;she;it | would have lightninged |
| we | would have lightninged |
| you | would have lightninged |
| they | would have lightninged |
Imperative
| you | lightning |
| we | Let's lightning |
| you | lightning |
Verbs conjugated like 'lightning'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lightning'
lighten,
blighten,
diphthong,
hightail,
lichenify,
lichenize,
light,
light-finger,
lighter,
lignify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From light(e)n + -ing. Doublet of lightening.
Sample Sentences
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Or if it thundered and lightninged, Aunt Frances always dropped everything she might be doing and held Elizabeth Ann tightly in her arms until it was all over. [1916, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy:]
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The next day, though it is not only raining but thundering and lightninging as well, antiquing is seen by three-fourths of those present as a lesser evil than free play. [1968, Dan Greenburg, Chewsday: a sex novel:]
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"Hey!" yelled Reggie, pulling her back. "Get in here! It's lightninging. I don't want a charcoal-broiled friend!" [1987, Tricia Springstubb, Eunice Gottlieb and the unwhitewashed truth about life:]
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I don't know, Father, but believe me, it has been a horrible night — one that I'll never forget. It thundered and lightninged, and I was very hungry. [1988, Carlo Collodi, Roberto Innocenti, The adventures of Pinocchio:]