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flashing around

flashing around is the present participle and gerund of flash around.

Meaning of flash around

Verb

flash around (third-person singular simple present flashes around, present participle flashing around, simple past and past participle flashed around)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To make an ostentatious show of; to show to everybody in a boastful manner.
    • to flash one's money around
    Synonyms:
    flaunt

Questions about flashing around

What is flashing around the present participle and gerund of?
Flashing around is the present participle and gerund of flash around.

Words near flashing around in the dictionary

  1. flashily
  2. flashin'
  3. flashiness
  4. flashinesses
  5. flashing
  6. flashing around
  7. flashing back
  8. flashing collar
  9. flashing collars
  10. flashing lane
  11. flashing lanes

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