strobing
strobing is the present participle and gerund of strobe.
Meaning of strobe
Verb
strobe (third-person singular simple present strobes, present participle strobing, simple past and past participle strobed)
- To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.
- ... as they fuck she quakes, body strobing miles beneath him in cream and night-blue, all sound suppressed, eyes in crescents behind gold lashes...1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
Noun
strobing (countable and uncountable, plural strobings)
- A brief flashing on and off, as of a stroboscopic lamp.
- When a TV monitor is in shot, and the film is transferred to video through the normal 2:3 pulldown there will be a strobing effect where the film and video frame rates clash.2013, David Mellor, Sound Person's Guide to Video, page 216
Forms of strobing
| plural | strobings |
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Questions about strobing
- What does strobing mean?
- Strobing means a brief flashing on and off, as of a stroboscopic lamp.
- What is strobing the present participle and gerund of?
- Strobing is the present participle and gerund of strobe.
- What part of speech is strobing?
- Strobing is a noun.
- What is the plural of strobing?
- The plural of strobing is strobings.
Words near strobing in the dictionary
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