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does one say, "it was lightning", or "it was lightnining"???
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you're referring to the weather phenomenon, it's spelled lightning. And unless you're responding to the question "What was that bright flash?", you would say "Lightning was striking," or something similar.
Lightning in this sense is not a gerund. It's a noun.
If you're referring to making something lighter, it's spelled "lightening."
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Oh...my God, I can't even believe you have to ask this. LOOK AT THE WORDS. Say "lightning." Now, say "lightnining." Which one of those is an actual word? There's your answer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I've never heard anyone say "lightnining"... I've heard "lightening", but that'd be in correct usage if you meant "lightning".
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
The first is gramatically correct.