blind
adjective
unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless.
were blinding
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past progressiveof blind.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, astronomers complained in 2024 that radio waves from the Starlink network were "blinding" their telescopes and hindering their research.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The searchlights were blinding and we were flying entirely on the bomb aimer's instructions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The brass radiator and the Prestolite tank on the running board were blinding with brass polish.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
The nights were blinding cold and casket black and the long reach of the morning had a terrible silence to it.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
He tossed me a green T-shirt and a pair of shorts so white, they were blinding in the alien glow of the bathroom’s fluorescent lights.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
