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flashing over

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

Meaning of flash over

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.

Questions about flashing over

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

Words near flashing over in the dictionary

  1. flashing back
  2. flashing collar
  3. flashing collars
  4. flashing lane
  5. flashing lanes
  6. flashing over
  7. flashing the ash
  8. flashing the cash
  9. flashing up
  10. flashingly
  11. flashings

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