flashing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of flashingnext
as in flickering

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flashing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of flash
1
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award

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2
as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner

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3
as in twinkling
to shine with light at regular intervals the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced

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4
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly flashed the news of the royal birth around the world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashing
  1. announcing
  2. showing
  3. exhibiting
  4. proclaiming
  5. blinding
  6. declaring
  7. glancing
  8. exposing
Verb
  • In fitting form for the satirical website, The Onion’s news release announcing the sale was written in the voice of a CEO of Global Tetrahedron, a fictional evil company created by Onion staff.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Microsoft also plans to update Copilot, announcing in October that users could build autonomous agents in Copilot Studio later this year.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • Great guests engage, make polite conversation and put the focus on others by showing an interest in them.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Season 2 has struggled to retain Season 1’s large base, Katie noted, with Samba TV data showing Season 2’s first ep drew half that of Season 1’s opener, which, to be fair, remains the streamer’s largest premiere to date.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of showing
Verb
  • According to Bruton, once assembled, the chassis demonstrated promising results when powered on, exhibiting some flexibility but remaining stable during operation.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And, yes, international partnerships are key, with several allies exhibiting strengths.
    Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of exhibiting
Verb
  • In early 2023, Bogotá sought to de-escalate violence by proclaiming cease-fires with six of the largest armed groups, who were surprised by the announcement and had promised nothing in return.
    Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In February, Maduro issued a decree proclaiming an economic emergency and announced the first increase in the price of gasoline in 17 years.
    Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Definition of proclaiming
Adjective
  • The whites of balloons, lights, and shirts range from bright to almost blinding, with excellent granularity between.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • In honor of the 50th anniversary of the House, the blinding, sharp-cut wig was an ode to Mugler’s archival past.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of blinding
Verb
  • If the Legislature does not vote to continue the emergency declaration, the governor would be prohibited from declaring another emergency based on the same conditions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Republican lawmakers said that is not at risk because the amendment does not stand in the way of a governor declaring an emergency in the first place.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of declaring
Adjective
  • Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
Definition of glancing
Verb
  • One of the most common concerns that comes with training intelligent agents is exposing sensitive information to security risks.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The situation reached a tragic crescendo with the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020 — the largest non-nuclear blast to date—that devastated large parts of the city, further exposing governmental failings and amplifying public despair.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of exposing
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