flashing

Meaning of flashing

adjective
  1. shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
    a police car with a flashing light
noun
  1. brief, sudden, and intermittent bursts of bright light.
    he was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights
  2. the action, especially of a man, of showing one's genitals briefly in public.
    when arrested and interviewed, he denied flashing
noun
  1. 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
  1. shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
    lightning flashed overhead
    an irritating neon sign flashed on and off
  2. move or pass very quickly.
    a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face
    a sudden thought flashed through his mind
  3. 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.
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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:

flash

Meaning (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light:

shine

Meaning burn or shine with a sudden intensity:

flare

Meaning shine brightly or powerfully:

blaze

Meaning stare in an angry or fierce way:

glare

Meaning (of a light or light source) shine brightly:

beam

Meaning shine brightly, especially with reflected light:

gleam

Meaning give out or reflect small flashes of light:

glint

Meaning shine brightly with flashes of light:

sparkle

Meaning emit sparks of fire or electricity:

spark

Meaning (of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood:

burn

Meaning shine or glow brightly due to fluorescence:

fluoresce

Meaning (of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way:

blink

Meaning (of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently:

wink

Meaning (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness:

flicker

Meaning shine with a soft, slightly wavering light:

shimmer

Meaning (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint:

twinkle

Meaning shine faintly with a wavering light:

glimmer

Meaning (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light:

glisten

Meaning emit flashes of light; sparkle:

scintillate

Meaning sparkle; glitter:

glister

Meaning (of light) flash or sparkle:

coruscate

Meaning destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy:

fulgurate

Meaning move or travel very quickly:

zoom

Meaning cover (a surface) with streaks:

streak

Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:

tear

Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

shoot

Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:

dash

Meaning cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

dart

Meaning depart hastily:

fly

Meaning emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth:

whistle

Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:

hurtle

Meaning move with urgent haste:

rush

Meaning move or act with great haste:

hurry

Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:

bolt

Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:

race

Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:

bound

Meaning move quickly:

speed

Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:

career

Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:

charge

Meaning run with great speed:

hare

Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:

whizz

Meaning move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:

whoosh

Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:

buzz

Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:

scoot

Meaning depart quickly or hurriedly; run away:

skedaddle

Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:

belt

Meaning move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly:

zap

Meaning move at high speed:

zip

Meaning burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat:

scorch

Meaning move very quickly:

bomb

Meaning (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily:

bucket

Meaning drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control:

barrel

Meaning give a clear demonstration of (a quality, emotion, or skill):

display

Meaning allow or cause (something) to be visible:

show

Meaning in a particular place:

present

Meaning remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony:

unveil

Words that rhyme with flashing

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