flashing
noun
flash·ing ˈfla-shiŋ 
: sheet metal used in waterproofing (as at roof valleys or hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof)
Word History
First Known Use
1782, in the meaning defined above
flashing 1 of 2
adjective
as in flickering
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- flickering
- winking
- blinding
- twinkling
- glimmering
- gleaming
- glittering
- glancing
- glinting
- glistening
- shimmering
- flaring
- glaring
- glistering
- sparkling
- scintillating
- flaming
- agleam
- blazing
- aglitter
- burning
- shimmery
- scintillant
- shining
- coruscant
- ablaze
- gemmy
- combusting
- dazzling
- glowing
- shined
- sunny
- beaming
- burnished
- ardent
- shiny
- fiery
- incandescent
- candescent
- lambent
- polished
- lucent
- radiant
- luminous
- refulgent
- bedazzling
- effulgent
- red-hot
- brilliant
- splendid
- sheeny
- lucid
- fulgent
- lustrous
- clear
- bright
- ultrabright
- superbright
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dim
- dark
- darkened
- dull
- blackened
- dusky
- dimmed
- unlit
- obscure
- lackluster
- obscured
- darkish
- gloomy
- sombre
- darkling
- darksome
- somber
- lightless
- unbright
- gray
- murky
- grey
- shadowy
- tenebrous
- pale
- cloudy
- unbrilliant
- pitch-dark
- shady
- pitch-black
- leaden
- shadowlike
- palish
- sunless
flashing
2 of 2verb
1
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award Synonyms & Similar Words
- gleaming
- glinting
- shining
- glittering
- shimmering
- twinkling
- glistening
- glowing
- sparkling
- winking
- glimmering
- glancing
- flaming
- spangling
- glistering
- coruscating
- scintillating
- winkling
- blinding
- beaming
- lustering
- dazzling
- radiating
- lustring
- blazing
- flaring
- burning
- glaring
- bedazzling
- dazing
2
as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner Synonyms & Similar Words
- displaying
- showing
- waving
- exhibiting
- exposing
- parading
- flaunting
- unveiling
- announcing
- producing
- strutting
- sporting
- showing off
- advertising
- revealing
- proclaiming
- brandishing
- disporting
- blazing
- laying out
- posting
- baring
- broadcasting
- trumpeting
- heralding
- flourishing
- publicizing
- discovering
- airing
- divulging
- placarding
- sounding
- uncovering
- unmasking
- uncloaking
- telling (of)
- talking (about)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- masking
- disguising
- camouflaging
- obscuring
- concealing
- covering
- hiding
- occulting
- shrouding
- veiling
- occluding
- curtaining
- enshrouding
3
as in twinkling
to shine with light at regular intervals the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced Synonyms & Similar Words
- flickering
- twinkling
- blinking
- glinting
- sparkling
- glittering
- winking
- shimmering
- glistening
- glimmering
- flaring
- glancing
- spangling
- glistering
- coruscating
- scintillating
- sparking
4
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly flashed the news of the royal birth around the world Synonyms & Similar Words
- announcing
- proclaiming
- publishing
- declaring
- advertising
- posting
- blazing
- blaring
- broadcasting
- annunciating
- disclosing
- trumpeting
- heralding
- publicizing
- releasing
- promulgating
- sounding
- running with
- revealing
- promoting
- enunciating
- showing
- placarding
- spreading
- blazoning
- giving out
- ringing
- reporting
- barking
- disseminating
- crying
- informing
- beating the drum (for or about)
- introducing
- featuring
- notifying
- plugging
- puffing
- bulletining
- manifesting
- imparting
- billboarding
- tolling
- knelling
- communicating
- billing
- divulging
- intimating
- apprising
- calling (off or out)
- handing down
- advising
- kithing
- gazetting
- blurbing
- pitching
- kything
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- concealing
- suppressing
- withholding
- recalling
- silencing
- retracting
- revoking
- hushing (up)
- recanting