Collocations for "lightning"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lightning" in context.
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lightning
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [rod, strike, bolt, flash] of lightning
- [flash, bolt, ball] lightning
- [struck, hit, impacted] by lightning
- [struck] by a bolt of lightning
- the [tree, house, car] was struck by lightning
- as fast as lightning
- the [pace, speed, rhythm] was like lightning
- her [reflexes, reactions] are like lightning
- [it, the idea] hit me like a bolt of lightning
- saw lightning (strike, appear, crack) in the sky
- [filmed, shot, photographed] the (flash of) lightning
- lightning followed by thunder
- watch the sky for lightning
- wait [an hour] to swim after seeing lightning
- (at) lightning [pace, speed, rhythm]
- a lightning [turn, shift, burst] of pace
- lightning-quick [reflexes, reactions, out the blocks]
- [moved, ran, sprinted] with lightning speed
- was [traveling, flying, driving] at lightning speed
- lightning [flashes, rods, seeds, protection]
- a lightning [strike, bolt]
'lightning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):