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• The flashing light on the answering machine bore testimony to the unanswered call.From the entry unanswered
• You are not flashing leg oh so subtly, your tear-filled eyes remain unbatted.2017, Isyana Artharini, I Am My Own Home, page 81. From the entry unbatted
• This so-called "field flashing" reestablishes the residual magnetism to allow the generator to self-excite.2016, Bikash Pandey, Ajoy Karki, Hydroelectric Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment, page 342. From the entry self-excite
• Dare I say “Let it go” without images of an animated princess flashing before your eyes?2015 January 18, Mariella Frostrup, “I don’t know how to move on from my first boyfriend”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry overworked
• He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini.2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC. From the entry roll
• She stands and stretches again, flashing her tanned midriff and her belly ring as her T-shirt lifts.2010, Rebecca James, Beautiful Malice, Bantam Books, published 2010, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry belly ring
• The men in the airplane waved, their white teeth flashing against their sun-baked faces.2009, Claude W. Keenam, Search for the Loony Man, page 266. From the entry loop-the-loop
• 'Sorry—just trying on new lippies for tonight,' she confessed, flashing a crimson smile.2008, Rachel Power, “Emma Matthews—Opera Singer”, in The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood, Fitzroy, Vic.: Red Dog Books, →ISBN…. From the entry lippy
• "Out of sight!" praised a suave and youthful mack daddy, boogying under the glittery flashing lights.2003, Ashaki Boelter, Distant Lover: All-4-Love Series 1 of 3, page 1. From the entry mack daddy
• WIG-WAG The red flashing light outside of a stage indicating that filming is going on.[2002, Michael G. Uva, Sabrina Uva, “WIG-WAG”, in Uva’s Basic Grip Book, updated edition, Boston, Mass.: Focal Press, →ISBN. From the entry wigwag
• The movingness is a flashing sensation interpreted as motion by virtue of the circumstances connected with it.2001, Steven Yantis, Visual Perception, page 163. From the entry movingness
• Also flashing ambers are not operational at this type of crossing.2000, Traffic Engineering & Control, volume 41, page 201. From the entry amber
• The outside lights, flashing for half an hour now in warning of a simulated attack, stopped.2000, Bonnie Ramthun, Ground Zero, page 6. From the entry button up
• With thin metal flashing, as it expands, the metal between the fasteners will convex.1998, James Stephen Hardy, Stephen T. Hardy, Time-saver Details for Roof Design, page 247. From the entry convex
• The first determination to make is whether or not the flashing should be weeped.1998, Robert J. Kudder, Jeffrey L. Erdly, Water Leakage Through Building Facades. From the entry weeped
• The young servant-guards stood defiantly, inching closer to the Dark Elf, swordtips flashing with reflected candlelight.1993, Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd, Prison of Souls, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry swordtip
• Silver star alternately flashing red and green, moving in slow circular motion.1983, Stan Seers, UFOs, the Case for Scientific Myopia, page 103. From the entry wthr
• The most sophisticated of local discos (unless you insist on flashing lights).1980, Texas Monthly, volume 8, number 6, page 46. From the entry discoer
• No, the slightest imbalance there would have alarms flashing all over the room.1969, Dave Van Arnam, Starmind, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, page 14. From the entry 3d
• The listlessness concealed a mind which was fizzing and flashing thrillingly.1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 9, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 243. From the entry thrillingly
• Exactly what my grandfather says," Dorothy retorted, fun flashing in that mignon face.1911 September 29, Marcin Barner, “Britz of Headquarters”, in The Branford Opinion. From the entry mignon
• "Of course," he laughed, flashing his giant teeth once more.2023, Blake R. Wolfe, The Quest for Cowmelot: An LGBTQ+ Arthurian Fantasy Satire, →ISBN, page unnumbered page. From the entry cuck chair
• I suspiciously open one eye and there's Edson, kneeling next to me and flashing a smile as white as his sunga.2021, Aliénor Salmon, Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey. From the entry sunga
• There were pictures of Garcia flashing diamond mouth grills.2017 August 21, Kyle Swenson, “The rise and fall of Miami’s ‘CEO of Purple Drank’”, in The Washington Post. From the entry pal
• Pounding music, bright flashing lights, sticky carpet.2016, Richard Nuttall, "Oi, watch it Treacle"- The Life and Hard Times of Terry Knacker, page 108. From the entry Scunny
• Welbeck, prominently involved all night, could not reach it but Rooney was directly behind him, flashing his header past Szczesny.2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian. From the entry distinction
• If you find a disco ball at the dance club frightening, you might have Selaphobia, the fear of flashing light.2013 October, Michael Buzzelli, “Oh, don't be such a phobe”, in Equal Magazine. From the entry selaphobia
• Make the salesclerk blush by flashing some gam and asking him to mix a bucket in your flesh tone.2010, Home Swell Home: Designing Your Dream Pad, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry gam
• If the firmware cannot locate a booter file, you will see a flashing folder icon with a question mark.2009, Kevin M White, Mac OS X Support Essentials v106. From the entry booter
• "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.2008, C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun, page 12. From the entry purr
• "I'm the hostess, it would be unsociable for me to leave," I said, flashing him my most demurring smile.2006, Scarlett O'Hara Can Go to Hell, page 173. From the entry demurring
• The rash of celebrities flashing their nether regions worries Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute of etiquette and manners.2006 November 29, Sheila Marikar, “Britney Keeps Flashing, Cameras Keep Clicking”, in ABC News. From the entry nether region
• This aesthetic included covering the buildings facing the urban square 'with coloured lights, jumbotrons, and flashing advertising images.'2006, Evelyn Sharon Ruppert, The moral economy of cities: shaping good citizens, page 139. From the entry jumbotron
• We were moving along at a fast clip, when Henson yelled, "Slow down, I see some blue lights flashing.2004, Jackie Paxton, Lost in the 70s, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry smokey bear
• There was one other thing I learned — I learned to chest my cards, because I was famous for flashing.2003, Jake Austen, A Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game, →ISBN. From the entry chest one's cards
• The door to the upper part, which is covered in calfhide with zinc flashing, is connected to a rack.1992, Mark Robbins, Angles of Incidence, page 36. From the entry calfhide
• On Monday, July 14, Jack comes into the office as brown as a berry, blue eyes flashing in his sun-tanned face.1980 August 30, Nancy Walker, “My Boss Comes Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 7. From the entry brown as a berry
• The curlews were still calling, and now I could see them, vooping and flashing in their spring flight.1956, Chambers's Journal, page 241. From the entry voop

Meaning of flashing

1. noun A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
2. noun 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.
3. noun The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.

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Questions about flashing in a sentence

How do you use flashing in a sentence?

Flashing is used as a noun. For example: “The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.”

What is a short sentence with flashing?

“Pounding music, bright flashing lights, sticky carpet.”

What does flashing mean?

Flashing means a sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.