flashing

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    n.

  • a short vivid experience; flash

    a flash of emotion swept over him

    the flashings of pain were a warning

  • sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing

    adj.

  • emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts

    flashing lightning and roaring thunder

    v.

  • gleam or glow intermittently; blink, wink, twinkle, winkle

    The lights were flashing

  • appear briefly

    The headlines flashed on the screen

  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank

    he showed off his new sports car

  • make known or cause to appear with great speed

    The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts

  • run or move very quickly or hastily; dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot

    She dashed into the yard

  • expose or show briefly

    he flashed a $100 bill

  • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    flash the roof

  • emit a brief burst of light

    A shooting star flashed and was gone


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: flash
flashes|flashed|flashing
syn.: blaze cable flame flare radio telegraph wire