blinding
a layer of sand or fine gravel for filling the gaps in the surfaces of a road or pavement, as one of crushed and compacted stone.
Origin of blinding
1Other words from blinding
- non·blind·ing, adjective
- non·blind·ing·ly, adverb
- un·blind·ing, adjective
Words Nearby blinding
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How to use blinding in a sentence
What astronomers could never do until now was see the planet itself, since spotting so small a body in the blinding glare of its parent star would be like standing a block away and trying to see a moth fluttering next to a streetlight.
What These Dazzling James Webb Telescope Images Mean for Space | Jeffrey Kluger | July 12, 2022 | TimePlants also make for a darker land surface compared with blinding desert sands, so that the ground absorbs more heat, Chandan says.
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ could have far-reaching climate effects | Carolyn Gramling | January 3, 2022 | Science NewsFor instance, landscape lights average around 150 lumens, giving your property a classy glow instead of a blinding shine.
The best floodlight: Light up the night and the driveway with these outdoor lighting fixtures | Irena Collaku | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRose Lavelle’s first match back in the National Women’s Soccer League on Sunday was a reintroduction of her blinding ability and superstar qualities.
Rose Lavelle dazzles in her NWSL return with OL Reign, but the Spirit gets the win | Steven Goff | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostAfter the blinding pain subsided, she realized that her crush was nowhere to be found.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love | Kevin Fallon | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.
Inside North America’s First Islamic Art Museum | Shinan Govani | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were two artists at the pinnacle of their careers combining their respective star powers into one nearly blinding supernova.
After using her hands to clear her windpipe, she freed her eyes from the embers that were blinding her vision.
Farah channeled Hollywood's Golden Age as she rocked a full-length turquoise and blinding sparkles mermaid dress.
It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayOnce more the smoke grew blinding, and one of Dane's beasts went down.
Winston of the Prairie | Harold BindlossIt seemed to fall from the ceiling in blinding rays, it oozed from the walls in mouldings, sashes, framings of every kind.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetAgain the blinding light struck at me, the sickening shaking of the vibrance welled through me.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellThe warrior staggered clear of the block, his desperate plight blinding him to all else.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for blinding
/ (ˈblaɪndɪŋ) /
sand or grit spread over a road surface to fill up cracks
the process of laying blinding
Also called: mattress a layer of concrete made with little cement spread over soft ground to seal it so that reinforcement can be laid on it
making one blind or as if blind: blinding snow
most noticeable; brilliant or dazzling: a blinding display of skill
Derived forms of blinding
- blindingly, adverb
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