LIGHTNING
Scrabble letter values: L1I1G2H4T1N1I1N1G2 = 14
Definition
- noun abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light.
- noun the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash).
Examples
- “can scintillate for a second or more”
- “Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.”
- “That tree was hit by lightning.”