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Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.
George Will

Meaning of "summer lightning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUMMER LIGHTNING

summer lightning  [ˈsʌmə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMMER LIGHTNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Summer lightning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUMMER LIGHTNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of summer lightning in the English dictionary

The definition of summer lightning in the dictionary is distant sheet lightning without audible thunder, which typically occurs on a summer evening.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUMMER LIGHTNING


beginning
bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ
cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
evening
ˈiːvnɪŋ
foreshortening
fɔːˈʃɔːtnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
lightning
ˈlaɪtnɪŋ
listening
ˈlɪsnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
mining
ˈmaɪnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
planning
ˈplænɪŋ
remaining
rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ
running
ˈrʌnɪŋ
stunning
ˈstʌnɪŋ
training
ˈtreɪnɪŋ
tuning
ˈtjuːnɪŋ
turning
ˈtɜːnɪŋ
warning
ˈwɔːnɪŋ
whitening
ˈwaɪtnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUMMER LIGHTNING

summer
summer camp
summer clothes
summer cypress
summer holidays
summer house
summer job
summer pudding
summer resort
summer school
summer solstice
summer sores
summer squash
summer term
summer time
summer tree
summer visitor
summer-like
summer-long
summerhouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUMMER LIGHTNING

award-winning
ball lightning
burning
chain lightning
concerning
conditioning
designing
determining
dry lightning
entertaining
forked lightning
gardening
globe lightning
happening
heat lightning
in-service training
on-the-job training
sheet lightning
streak lightning
the top of the morning

Synonyms and antonyms of summer lightning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «summer lightning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUMMER LIGHTNING

Find out the translation of summer lightning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of summer lightning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «summer lightning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夏季雷电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relámpago de verano
570 millions of speakers

English

summer lightning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मियों में बिजली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرق الصيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зарницы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relâmpagos de verão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীষ্ম বাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foudre d´été
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kilat musim panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wetterleuchten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夏の稲妻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여름 번개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kilat panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sét mùa hè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோடை மின்னல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उन्हाळ्यात आकाशात चमकणारी वीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaz yıldırım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fulmine estate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lato piorunami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зірниці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulger de vară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλοκαίρι αστραπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

somer weerlig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sommar blixtar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sommer lyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of summer lightning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMMER LIGHTNING»

The term «summer lightning» is normally little used and occupies the 123.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMMER LIGHTNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «summer lightning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «summer lightning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about summer lightning

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QUOTES WITH «SUMMER LIGHTNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word summer lightning.
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George Will
Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMMER LIGHTNING»

Discover the use of summer lightning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to summer lightning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Summer Lightning
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth, is preoccupied with his prizewinning pig, the Empress of Blandings, and the agricultural show, while the news that his brother is writing his memoirs has many aging aristrocrats worried.
P. G. Wodehouse, 2012
2
Summer Lightning and Other Stories
The Longman Caribbean Writers Series comprises of many classic novels, short stories and plays by the best known Caribbean authors, together with works of the highest quality from new writers.
Olive Senior, 1986
3
Summer Lightning
Miriam's granddaughters are drawn into the conflict, and a hero emerges in the person of Jake Connor, a high-minded lawyer determined to discover the truth. Summer Lightning is a feel-good family epic with a dark heart.
Tamara McKinley, 2013
4
Summer Lightning: A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas
Summer Lightning is a battlefield guide that sequentially follows the fighting from Brawner’s Farm on August 28 to the final Confederate attacks against Union positions at Henry Hill on August 30.
Matt Spruill, 2013
5
Summer Lightning
Lucy is Andrew's loving fiancee, but Andrew flirts with her best friend.
Pamela Oldfield, 2007
6
Summer Lightning
Running the Farmer and Maid Matrimonial Service as a matchmaker, Edith objects to helping Jefferson Dane choose between three potential brides and is unprepared to discover her own feelings for him. Original.
Lydia Browne, 1995
7
Lightning: Physics and Effects
Somewhat similar waveforms were reported for summer lightning discharges to the Empire State Building (see Figs. 14, 17, and 19 of McEachron 1939 and Fig. 3 of McEachron 1941) and to the towers on Mount San Salvatore (see Figs.
Vladimir A. Rakov, Martin A. Uman, 2003
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Let's Work with English
O Read the following passage from Summer Lightning by Olive Senior as quickly as you can. Your teacher will write times on the board. As soon as you have finished reading, look at the board and write down the last time you can see. This is ...
Hazel Simmons-McDonald, 2000
9
Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader
'Summer Lightning' was used by Clarke in his long poem about mental illness Mnemosyne Lay in Dust (1966). LOUIS MACNEICE from Louis MacNeice, Autumn Journal (1938) Autumn Journal,. Then they and their wisdom went to rack: No ...
David Pierce, 2000
10
Caribbean Passages: A Critical Perspective on New Fiction ...
a child's perspective in Summer Lightning "express some of the power- lessness, frustrations, and lack of understanding by the adult world ... I myself felt as a child" (Interview, 484). But her tales of childhood in Arrival of the Snake-Woman and ...
Richard Francis Patteson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMMER LIGHTNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term summer lightning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Summer lightning over Rockies proves deadly, but Colorado hikers …
Every summer, the call of the mountains lures thousands of Coloradoans into the high country, where they shake off winter's gloom and immerse themselves in a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Stunning photos of summer lightning strikes that will take your …
In the northern hemisphere, most lightning occurs in the summer months. (A word of warning: It's also the time of year when the most deaths by lightning occur.). «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Spectacular summer lightning storm over Worksop captured in …
Worksop was lit up with hundreds of lightning strikes during the summer storm and the thunder, lightning and heavy rain continued to batter the town over the ... «Worksop Today, Jul 15»
4
Summer lightning storms across Saskatchewan are the new …
A recent burst of rain wasn't just a blessing for those who needed the moisture. The rippling sheets of lightning that accompanied the downpour provided some ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jun 15»
5
Statistically, a pretty normal summer: meteorologist
A late night summer lightning storm rolls across the sky on Pasqua Lake in the Qu'Appelle valley north east of Regina in 2014. BRYAN ... «Regina Leader-Post, Jun 15»
6
PH Designs Summer Lightning Is Back!
Another new arrival for this summer, the SummerLite is the lightest full spec down ... The Summer Lightning collection goes on sale from Tuesday 12 May and is ... «OUTDOORSmagic, May 15»
7
Mountain bike trail created on scenic Leith Hill
It starts at Leith Hill Tower, passing through private land, National Trust and Forestry Commission land and then joins the Summer Lightning trail. Concerns were ... «Get Surrey, Oct 14»
8
Earth Gauge: Summer lightning safety tips
Summer is also prime time for thunderstorms, which produce lightning, among other potentially dangerous hazards. June 22-28, 2014 is Lightning Safety ... «WKYC-TV, Jun 14»
9
Summer lightning
The unusual summer lightning show knocked out power in small pockets spread from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley. Outages ranged from a few ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 13»
10
Surrey hills mountain bike trails
In early 2014 Summer Lightning had a major extension built. This new Summer Lightning trail starts just below the iconic Leith Hill Tower and runs to connect up ... «iBikeRide.com, Oct 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Summer lightning [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/summer-lightning>. Jul 2024 ».
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