flashing
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.
the act of creating an artificial flood in a conduit or stream, as in a sewer for cleansing it.
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.
Origin of flashing
1Other words from flashing
- in·ter·flash·ing, noun
- un·flash·ing, adjective
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How to use flashing in a sentence
The harassment was so serious that Ruppert received GIFs with flashing lights, sent specifically to induce a seizure.
A journalist had a seizure while playing ‘Cyberpunk 2077.’ Then she helped change the game. | Elise Favis | December 31, 2020 | Washington PostThe system is expandable, so if the person receiving the gift wants to fully transform their home into a the inside of a gaming PC, they can buy a couple more strips and let the flashing commence.
Gifts that make video calls look and feel more glamorous | Stan Horaczek | December 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceTheir steady-burning lights are being replaced with flashing ones.
Around the world, birds are in crisis | Alison Pearce Stevens | December 3, 2020 | Science News For StudentsCarlino decorated the new casino with flashing lights and named it the Hollywood.
Valuation: Casino stocks got clobbered by COVID-19. This one is now an attractive bet | matthewheimer | October 18, 2020 | FortuneDuring sunny hours, getting a driver’s attention requires a more powerful light source or flashing pattern.
By September, he was flashing a thumbs-up to assembled fans as he walked into court in a Barcelona suburb.
As a precaution against a possible disturbance, the ferry was escorted by a police boat, its blue lights flashing.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture | Michael Daly | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County.
In November 2012, police officers in Racine County, Wisconsin, pulled Matson over for running a flashing red light.
The U.S. Veteran and Wisconsin Boy Who Went to Fight ISIS in Syria | Jacob Siegel | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBars served it on flashing coasters; “Zima girls” wearing sexy costumes promoted it in nightclubs.
In Japan, Zima Haz No Zexual Preference | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll night long they expected to hear the roar of the pursuing guns, to find the sabers of the Dragoons flashing over their heads.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe gray eyes, once flashing with the light of kindly humor, now softened with sympathy, now glowed with pity.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe change was visible in his heightened colour, in his flashing eyes, and in his twitching mustachios.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIn fine contrast stood the Queen of Asturia, regally beautiful, perfectly dressed and flashing with diamonds.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteShe was a brunette—great black flashing eyes, full red lips, raven-black hair, skin suffused with the glow of buoyant health.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
British Dictionary definitions for flashing
/ (ˈflæʃɪŋ) /
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
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