lightening

Verb

Present participle of lighten.

Noun

(plural lightenings)

(medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour
(nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft

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My attempt at lightening the situation fell on deaf ears.
Purple lightening rippled in the air nearby.
Instinctively, he blocked another strike of lightening while absorbing a second.
The Original Other looked at her and raised his hand, lightening forming in his palm.
The champions of national defence and those who demanded a lightening of the burdens of taxation.

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