It can be, if used as a verbal noun (gerund), e.g. Lightening your hair can damage it.
Otherwise, it is a verb form.
*Not to be confused with "lightning" which is a noun, an electrical discharge in the atmosphere.
The word lightening is a non-count (mass) noun; multiples are expressed in amounts, for example, a lot of lightening, some lightening, a little lightening, etc.
The word 'thunder' is both a verb and a noun.Examples:When it began to thunder, we decided to go home. (verb)We heard the thunder but didn't see any lightening. (noun)
Here comes the lightening. I saw the rain come and then the lightening. The car came as fast as lightening
the homonyn for lightning is lightening the homonyn for lightning is lightening
lightning, lightening
Lightening is a noun
The word lightening is a non-count (mass) noun; multiples are expressed in amounts, for example, a lot of lightening, some lightening, a little lightening, etc.
It can be (lightening hair, lightening loads, lightening skies).It is the present participle of the verb to lighten, meaning to make lighter, either in color or weight. Lightening (not lightning) may be a verb, noun, or adjective.
The noun forms for the verb to lighten are lightener, and the gerund, lightening.
The word 'lightening' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to lighten. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a gerund (a verbal noun).Examples:She's lightening her hair a couple of shades. (verb)We have some lightening makeup that will even your skin tones. (adjective)The sky lit up with lightening. (noun)
The word lightning is a noun. It is a flash of light in the sky produced by electricity within a cloud.
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun thunder in a sentence is it. Example sentence:The thunder was so loud that I was afraid it would wake the baby.
"Lightening" or "The lightening" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase l'alleggerimento.Specifically, the masculine definite article l'* means "the." The masculine noun alleggerimento means "lightening" of a burden or weight. The pronunciation is "LAHL-lehdj-DJEH-ree-MEHN-toh."*The article actually is il. But the vowel drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe immediately after the remaining letter l of the article and immediately before the first letter in the following noun.
The word flashes is a noun and a verb. Example uses:As a noun: The flashes of lightening were frightening to the children.As a verb: When the light flashes red, it's warning you to stop and look before proceeding.
The word 'thunder' is both a verb and a noun.Examples:When it began to thunder, we decided to go home. (verb)We heard the thunder but didn't see any lightening. (noun)
lightening symbolises loss of ignorance. In dreams lightening is a symbol of a terrible event and negativity.
Here comes the lightening. I saw the rain come and then the lightening. The car came as fast as lightening