ALL meanings of blinding
blind·ing
B b - adjective blinding A blinding light is extremely bright. 3
- adjective blinding You use blinding to emphasize that something is very obvious. 3
- adjective blinding Blinding pain is very strong pain. 3
- noun blinding sand or grit spread over a road surface to fill up cracks 3
- noun blinding the process of laying blinding 3
- noun blinding a layer of concrete made with little cement spread over soft ground to seal it so that reinforcement can be laid on it 3
- adjective blinding making one blind or as if blind 3
- adjective blinding most noticeable; brilliant or dazzling 3
- noun blinding Blinding is blockage of a filter by solids that have been removed from something. 3
- adjective blinding not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance. 1
- adjective blinding not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity. 1
- adjective blinding lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor. 1
- adjective blinding drunk. 1
- adjective blinding hard to see or understand: blind reasoning. 1
- adjective blinding hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner. 1
- adjective blinding of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number. 1
- adjective blinding having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass. 1
- adjective blinding Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like. 1
- adjective blinding dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet. 1
- adjective blinding done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying. 1
- adjective blinding made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game. 1
- adjective blinding of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested. 1
- adjective blinding of, relating to, or for blind persons. 1
- adjective blinding Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil. 1
- adjective blinding Cookery. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling. 1
- adjective blinding (of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread. 1
- verb with object blinding to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him. We were blinded by the bright lights. 1
- verb with object blinding to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains. 1
- verb with object blinding to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense. 1
- verb with object blinding to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun. 1
- adverb blinding into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind. 1
- adverb blinding without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm. 1
- adverb blinding without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions. 1
- adverb blinding to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind. 1
- idioms blinding fly blind. fly1 (def 34). 1
- adjective blinding light: bright, dazzling 1
- adjective blinding excellent, great 1
- noun blinding act of making blind 1
- noun blinding something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse. 1
- noun blinding a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light. 1
- noun blinding venetian blind. 1
- noun blinding Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade. 1
- noun blinding a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind. 1
- noun blinding an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation. 1
- noun blinding a decoy. 1
- noun blinding Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree. 1
- noun blinding Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand. 1
- noun blinding (used with a plural verb) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing. 1
- adjective blinding unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man. 1
- adjective blinding unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments. 1