flashing

plural flashings

1. countableuncountableA sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
2. countableuncountablebusinessComponents 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. countableuncountableThe 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.
4. countableuncountableThe blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.

   The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.

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   There were tremblings, flashings, coruscatings of sparks which were dying as they were born.

   1965, Marguerite Young, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling

5. countableuncountableThe exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
6. countableuncountablejewelryThe use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flash

comparative more flashing · superlative most flashing