Riddle

My tines be long, my tines be short. My tines end ere, my first report. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Thunder
B.A storm
C.A rainbow
D.Lightning
Hint: It's a word with 9 letters, starting with "L".

Answer

Lightning

Why this is the answer

Lightning's branching "tines" (forks) come in varying lengths, and because light travels faster than sound, the flash always ends before its thunderclap ("report") is heard.

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Hard.

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