- present participle of flash.
flashing
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flashings
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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.
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the act of creating an artificial flood in a conduit or stream, as in a sewer for cleansing it.
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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.
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Posing for photos poolside, Domingo was the picture of laid-back charm, chatting with the crew in that commanding leather-and-gravel voice and flashing a toothsome smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But the next morning he noticed flashing in his eyes alongside headaches and later discovered both of his retinas had been damaged.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Public broadcaster NHK cited police sources as saying that between 20 and 30 employees could not be contacted, showing footage of emergency vehicles with flashing red lights outside.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Companies rewarded employees for tokenmaxxing, flashing leaderboards that showed who had spent the most.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Nate pictured his father’s green eyes flashing from under his old sailing cap, his black ponytail waving in the wind.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
When the photon crashes into your outdoor flag, wood deck, house paint, metal roof or flashings, it splits molecules apart and rips atoms off objects.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The metal counterflashing that was attached to the chimney was cut so a 1/4-inch gap remained above the step flashings on the roof.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
But the endless flashings of the different linings on the beat of musical flourishes — and the visible struggles that some choristers on Sunday had with the magnets — grew tiresome.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Here's my best definition: Roof flashings are transitional materials that connect a roof to something that’s not a roof.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
Archie turned away from Brother Jacques and watched the ambulance making its careful progress out of the athletic field, the rotating blue light casting emergency flashings all over the place.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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