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Meaning of 'flashing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flashing [ n.]
- The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.
- Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.
- The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.
- A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.
2 . Flashing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Flash

Meaning of 'flashing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flashing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a short vivid experience
Example in sentence:
  • a flash of emotion swept over him;
  • the flashings of pain were a warning

Nearby Words:

flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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