Lightening is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for LIGHTENING in dictionary:

VERB:
• LIGHTEN, to reduce the weight of
• make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity
• make or become more cheerful or less serious
• make or become lighter or brighter
• enlighten spiritually
• flash with lightning
NOUN:
• descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
• changing to a lighter color
• lightning

Words related to LIGHTENING

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Words that contain LIGHTENING

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How to use LIGHTENING in a sentence

• But every day would lessen it, they told each other with a laugh, and with an inward misgiving, lest the lightening should come all too quickly.
• But there was to be no deliverance that day, nor any lightening of the burden.
• The latter maintained a sullen silence, and it was only by the lightening of the burden at the end of the line that those above knew their provisions had been appropriated.
• The last part of the process of lightening was now performed as rapidly as possible, and then came the trial-heave at the bars.
• A resolution to put up calmly with misfortune, invariably has the effect of lightening the load.
• The calm of the morning proved to be only a sort of lightening before death.
• She shook her head and drew the counterpane closer about his neck, carefully lightening the weight over his wounded shoulder.
• If it had been possible to hold her this night to two or three cables more in the open sea, still lightening her, perhaps, we repeat it, she might have been placed out of danger.
• How her heart beat with excitement, as the many associations of other days rushed over her spirit with the lightening wings of thought, and awakened emotions of joy and grief.
• Daylight blotted out, and where a moment before the sun had hung like a burnished brazen shield, was only a dim lightening of the impenetrable fog of grey-black dust.
• Lightening her had certainly a good effect, for it was sadly evident to me that on doing so she drew ahead a little, but very little.
• The library door was open and he went in softly, lightening instinctively his heavy tread.
• The means we employ for lightening bodies are far more rapid and effectual, and, at the same time, the materials acted upon are less abruptly or violently changed.
• He would have deserted the gayest masquerade, had he ever strayed into so light a frivolity, for the chance of lightening a pocket.
• ONAELIA I care not much, so you but gently strike him, And that my child escape the lightening.
• But its darkness was lightening slowly, and its ghostly anger had passed away.
• The lightening of the sky for the coming dawn found them still in the saddle with the jagged mountain line rising vaguely before them in the darkness like a long shadow.
• Usually the help people need is not so much the lightening of their burden, as fresh strength to enable them to bear their burden, and stand up under it.
• They chat, and joke, and splash, and scream from morning to night, lightening the toil by never-ceasing good humour.
• She was always a friend of the white captives among the Shawnees and succeeded in lightening many of their burdens.
• The wind died away, and once or twice it seemed that the fog was growing denser, instead of lightening.
• A faint lightening of the murky sky heralded the approach of dawn, and from afar came the murmur of commencing traffic out in High Street.
• By lightening the car of all the articles which it contained, the passengers had been able to prolong their suspension in the air for a few hours.
• The letters, indeed, abound in sprightly anecdote and small-talk, which yet have their value in lightening up the whole situation.
• He sounded round his vessel, and discovered that she was fixed from forward to aft, and that, without lightening her, there was no chance of getting her off.
• And turning she beheld a lightening of the darkness high above them.
• Emily was full of pity for her, in spite of the lightening of her own heart.
• At length Cortes arrived, his ship having grounded on a shoal, but fortunately near the shore, so that they got her off by lightening her of part of her cargo.
• We soon began meeting parties of soldiers, and lightening our loads by issuing supplies to them.
• This depreciation of their funds has not much the air of a nation lightening burdens and discharging debts.
• Above the thunder of Thy Thunders, Lord, Lightening Thy Lightnings, Rings and roars The dark damnation Of this hell of war.

Similar words containing LIGHTEN without suffix ing

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