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lightening |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lightened} (-'nd); p. pr & vb n. {Lightening}.] [OE. lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.] 1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with or like lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash. This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the lion. --Shak. 2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lightening n : changing to a lighter color [syn: {whitening}]
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