lightening

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lightening^¹

/ˈlaɪ.tn̩.ɪŋ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lighten

noun lightenings

The act or result of making something light or lighter. Bradly did not think of Cora till he picked up her figure ahead of him on the downs, but with that he was aware of a sudden lightening of his spirits, and stepped out faster to overtake her.
The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour
The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft

lightening^²

/ˈlaɪ.tn̩.ɪŋ/

Where it comes from

Doublet of lightning.

noun

alternative, obsolete, proscribed Alternative form of lightning

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whitening, lighting, lightning, reducing, reduction, lowering, lessening, relief, relieving, alleviation, easing, mitigating, alleviating, ameliorating, attenuating, creams

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@misc{lightening_2026,
  title = {lightening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}