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How to pronounce lightening in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms whitening
Type of change of color
Has types bleach
Type Words
Type of descent

Examples of lightening

lightening
Just meeting the troops and getting to talk to them and lightening their burden.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Three are local, one is a lightening photo, a big thunderstorm they had in 2005.
From the ocregister.com
Creative leaders unlock ingenuity and build support for change by lightening up.
From the businessweek.com
They have been learning about tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and lightening.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Murphy has been a lightening rod of controversy, both among viewers and critics.
From the variety.com
She is not only a fixture in the stands but also a lightening rod for criticism.
From the ideas.time.com
Porsche's latest 911 variant, the lightening-quick GT2 RS, embraces that ethic.
From the forbes.com
They carry a good range of parts and the delivery is lightening fast but cheap?
From the guardian.co.uk
I haven't tried the lightening thing yet though, I have do some research on it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
More examples
  • Descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
  • Whitening: changing to a lighter color
  • (lighten) make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
  • (lighten) relieve: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
  • Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. ...
  • 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
  • (Lighten) Changes the effect of the foreground and background color properties of a sprite so that it is easy to create dramatic color effects that generally lighten an image. Lighten ink makes the colors in a sprite lighter as the background color gets darker. ...
  • To lighten the hair means to open up the cuticle of the hair and remove some of the pigment. This is most often done with Bleach a.k.a. Lightener. Lightening hair is very harsh on the hair, and can cause breakage. I do not recommend every lightening your hair at home.
  • When the baby drops in preparation for delivery (Engagement).