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lighting

/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Lighting means: the act of setting something on fire.

Synonyms for lighting7

noun, as in the act of setting something on fire

ignition, firing, kindling, inflammation

noun, as in having abundant light or illumination

light

also used for lighting

illumination, light source

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What does lighting mean?4

noun

1

the act of setting something on fire

2

having abundant light or illumination“they played as long as it was light”

3

apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

4

the craft of providing artificial light“an interior decorator must understand lighting”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lighting?13

three syllables

excitinginvitingunitingincitingrewritingreciting

four syllables

underwriting
Show 40 near rhymes
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Lighting in a sentence

  • Thankfully, electrical lighting has virtually eliminated the need for acetylene headlamps.Auride
  • Sunlight was shining through the windows, lighting the floor.sundown
  • What's not to do about lighting someone up, when you're sorely short of wood!AmarMecheri
  • They were provided with bathrooms and electric lighting.CM
  • They say that the difference between art and pornography is all about the lighting.pauldhunt
  • There is no night that the day does not finish lighting up.AmarMecheri
  • The lighting is poor in this part of the city._undertoad
  • Accent lighting is an important part of interior design.Lumi

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Forms of lighting

as a noun

plural
lightings