ALL meanings of flashing
flash·ing
F f - noun flashing a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. 1
- noun flashing a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc. 1
- noun flashing a very brief moment; instant: I'll be back in a flash. 1
- noun flashing Informal. flashlight (def 1). 1
- noun flashing superficial, meretricious, or vulgar showiness; ostentatious display. 1
- noun flashing Also called news flash. Journalism. a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development. Compare bulletin (def 2). 1
- noun flashing Photography. bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure. flash lamp. flashbulb. flashtube. 1
- noun flashing the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device. 1
- noun flashing a sudden thought, insight, inspiration, or vision. 1
- noun flashing Slang. rush1 (def 26). 1
- noun flashing Metallurgy. a ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold. a ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out. 1
- noun flashing Poker. a hand containing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack. 1
- noun flashing a device, as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream. 1
- noun flashing the rush of water thus produced. 1
- noun flashing hot flash. 1
- noun flashing Obsolete. the cant or jargon of thieves, vagabonds, etc. 1
- verb without object flashing to break forth into sudden flame or light, especially transiently or intermittently: a buoy flashing in the distance. 1
- verb without object flashing to gleam. 1
- verb without object flashing to burst suddenly into view or perception: The answer flashed into his mind. 1
- verb without object flashing to move like a flash. 1
- verb without object flashing to speak or behave with sudden anger, outrage, or the like (often followed by out): to flash out at a stupid remark. 1
- verb without object flashing to break into sudden action. 1
- verb without object flashing Slang. to open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public. 1
- verb without object flashing Slang. to experience the intense effects of a narcotic or stimulant drug. 1
- verb without object flashing to dash or splash, as the sea or waves. 1
- verb without object flashing Archaic. to make a flash or sudden display. 1
- verb with object flashing to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden flashes. 1
- verb with object flashing to cause to flash, as powder by ignition or a sword by waving. 1
- verb with object flashing to send forth like a flash. 1
- verb with object flashing to communicate instantaneously, as by radio or telegraph. 1
- verb with object flashing to make an ostentatious display of: He's forever flashing a large roll of bills. 1
- verb with object flashing to display suddenly and briefly: She flashed her ID card at the guard. 1
- verb with object flashing to change (water) instantly into steam by pouring or directing onto a hot surface. 1
- verb with object flashing to increase the flow of water in (a river, channel, etc.). 1
- verb with object flashing Glassmaking and Ceramics. to coat (plain glass or a glass or ceramic object) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass. to apply (such a layer). to color or make (glass) opaque by reheating. 1
- verb with object flashing Building Trades. to protect from leakage with flashing. 1
- verb with object flashing Cards. to expose (a card) in the process of dealing. 1
- noun flashing light going on and off 1
- verb with object flashing Archaic. to dash or splash (water). 1
- noun flashing public exposure of genitals 1
- adjective flashing sudden and brief: a flash storm. 1
- adjective flashing showy or ostentatious. 1
- adjective flashing caused by or used as protection against flash: flash injuries; flash clothing. 1
- adjective flashing counterfeit or sham. 1
- adjective flashing belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon. 1
- adjective flashing of or relating to followers of boxing, racing, etc. 1
- idioms flashing flash in the pan, a brief, intense effort that produces no really significant result. a person who makes such an effort; one who enjoys short-lived success. 1
- idioms flashing flash on, Slang. to have a sudden thought, insight, or inspiration about. to have a sudden, vivid memory or mental picture of: I just flashed on that day we spent at the lake. to feel an instantaneous understanding and appreciation of. 1
- noun flashing A strip of metal used to stop water from penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface. 1
- noun flashing (roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated. 0