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

It was set to daybright mode - which meant it was flashing irregularly.

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“Some of the indicators are flashing yellow at this point,” Raymond James analyst Michael Rose said, citing upticks in consumer delinquencies and corporate bankruptcies.

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There is something mysterious in space flashing unusual radio signals from thousands of light-years from Earth.

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The fish proceeds to carry out an ostentatious dance, flashing her scales in the hopes of attracting the poet’s attention and inspiring him to write about her.

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In doing so, these parents removed the flashing connectivity that was wrecking sleep schedules, domestic harmony and peace of mind everywhere else.

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