flashing
Meaning of flashing
adjective
- shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
a police car with a flashing light
- brief, sudden, and intermittent bursts of bright light.
he was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights
- the action, especially of a man, of showing one's genitals briefly in public.
when arrested and interviewed, he denied flashing
- a strip of metal used to stop water penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface.
flashings around chimneys
the lead flashing on the roof
late 18th century: from the earlier synonym flash (of unknown origin) + -ing1.
verb, gerund or present participle- shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
lightning flashed overhead
an irritating neon sign flashed on and off
- move or pass very quickly.
a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face
a sudden thought flashed through his mind
- display (information or an image) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly.
the screen flashed up a menu
Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about’): probably imitative; compare with flush1 and splash.
Information about flashing
- The plural form of flashing is: flashings.
- Languages in which flashing is used:
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Hyphenation of flashing
flash-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- flashing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
flashing synonyms
Meaning flash:
Meaning (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light:
Meaning burn or shine with a sudden intensity:
Meaning shine brightly or powerfully:
Meaning stare in an angry or fierce way:
Meaning (of a light or light source) shine brightly:
Meaning shine brightly, especially with reflected light:
Meaning give out or reflect small flashes of light:
Meaning shine brightly with flashes of light:
Meaning emit sparks of fire or electricity:
Meaning (of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood:
Meaning shine or glow brightly due to fluorescence:
Meaning (of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way:
Meaning (of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently:
Meaning (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness:
Meaning shine with a soft, slightly wavering light:
Meaning (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint:
Meaning shine faintly with a wavering light:
Meaning (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light:
Meaning emit flashes of light; sparkle:
Meaning sparkle; glitter:
Meaning (of light) flash or sparkle:
Meaning destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning cover (a surface) with streaks:
Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning depart hastily:
Meaning emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth:
Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning move quickly:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:
Meaning move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:
Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning depart quickly or hurriedly; run away:
Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:
Meaning move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly:
Meaning move at high speed:
Meaning burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat:
Meaning move very quickly:
Meaning (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily:
Meaning drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control:
Meaning give a clear demonstration of (a quality, emotion, or skill):
Meaning allow or cause (something) to be visible:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony:
Words that rhyme with flashing
hing, aahing, ahing, blahing, fatwahing, hoorahing, hurrahing, huzzahing, obeahing, oompahing, rahing, Ahgwahching, Beeching, Busching, Ching, Fasching, Frenching, Kuching, Peiching, Stellenbosching, accroaching, aching, antilynching, antipoaching, appeaching, approaching, arching, areaching, attaching, avalanching, avouching, baching, backaching, backscratching, backstitching, batching, beaching, bedrenching, belching, bellyaching, benching, bescorching, beseeching, besmirching, besmutching, bewitching, bioleaching, birching, birdcatching, birdwatching
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