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- Dictionaryflashing/ˈflaʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way: "a police car with a flashing light"
noun
- 1. brief, sudden, and intermittent bursts of bright light: "he was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights"
- 2. the action, especially of a man, of showing one's genitals briefly in public: informal "when arrested and interviewed, he denied flashing"
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FLASHING definition: 1. present participle of flash 2. to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in…. Learn more.
FLASHING meaning: 1. present participle of flash 2. to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in…. Learn more.
Flashing definition: 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.. See examples of FLASHING used in a sentence.
to communicate something quickly, especially using radio or light waves: Within moments of an event happening, the news can be flashed around the world. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. a quick showing of a bright light. a flash of lightning. destello. 2. a moment; a very short time.
noun. flash· ing ˈfla-shiŋ. Synonyms of flashing. : sheet metal used in waterproofing (as at roof valleys or hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof) Word History. First Known Use. 1782, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of flashing was in 1782. See more words from the same year.
1. Building. 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, esp. against leakage. 2. the act of creating an artificial flood in a conduit or stream, as in a sewer for cleansing it. 3. Photography & Films.
caused by or used as protection against flash: flash injuries; flash clothing. counterfeit or sham. belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon.
noun. 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.
flash, glance, glint, glitter mean to send forth a sudden gleam (or gleams) of bright light. To flash is to send forth light with a sudden, transient brilliancy: A shooting star flashed briefly.
