flashing

[flash-ing]

noun

1. Building Trades.,  pieces of sheet metal or the like used to cover and protect certain joints and angles, as where a roof comes in contact with a wall or chimney, especially against leakage.

2. the act of creating an artificial flood in a conduit or stream, as in a sewer for cleansing it.

3. Photography, Movies.,  the process of increasing film speed by exposing undeveloped film briefly to a weak light source before using it or of exposing photographic printing paper to reduce contrast.

flashing

/ ˈflæʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a weatherproof material, esp thin sheet metal, used to cover the valleys between the slopes of a roof, the junction between a chimney and a roof, etc

Other Word Forms

• interflashing noun
• unflashing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flashing¹

First recorded in 1775–85; flash + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“If anything is really dramatically changing in terms of the labor market getting weaker, we would probably see it there, but they’re not flashing red yet or anything,” Clark says.

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But for many of us, there can be some surprising signals—like a flashing yellow traffic light inside your head.

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The biggest tent looks like a carnival cinema, complete with striped patterns and flashing lights.

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“By now I expect the governess has found a way out of Plinkst,” he thought, gazing out the train window at the scenery flashing by.

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Immediately, Gonzalez felt worried, as if something might have happened — maybe it was a car accident, since he saw flashing lights.

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