Definition of Flashing

Noun: flashing  fla-shing

1. A short vivid experience
   "the flashings of pain were a warning";
   - flash
    
2. Sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing

1. Gleam or glow intermittently
   "The lights were flashing";
   - blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
    
2. Appear briefly
   "The headlines flashed on the screen"
    
3. Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
   "he flashed his new sports car";
   - flaunt, show off, ostentate [archaic], swank, showboat [N. Amer], parade
    
4. Make known or cause to appear with great speed
   "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
    
5. Run or move very quickly or hastily
   "She flashed into the yard";
   - dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot, whip
    
6. Expose or show briefly
   "he flashed a $100 bill"
    
7. Protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
   "flash the roof"
    
8. Emit a brief burst of light
   "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
    
9. Briefly expose one's naked body or genitals in public

See also:
flashinesses
flashings

Anagrams containing the word flashing

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