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

Jeff recalls his responsibilities flashing before his eyes—his family, his children.

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Schwartz said macroeconomic conditions are “somewhat complex but quite resilient,” adding that Carlyle’s internal analyses weren’t flashing danger signs.

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He landed his late-breaking splitter in the zone early in counts, flashing much better feel for his signature pitch than he had in Game 1, when he threw it only 10 times.

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“The planet’s vital signs are flashing red,” the scientists wrote in their annual report on the state of the climate.

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In both times of QE, the Fed didn’t launch the program until it had moved its target interest-rate range close to zero, a flashing signal of falling consumer prices.

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