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[ blahyn-ding ] / ˈblaɪn dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blinding ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna layer of sand or fine gravel for filling the gaps in the surfaces of a road or pavement, as one of crushed and compacted stone. Origin of blindingMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blind, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM blindingnon·blind·ing, adjectivenon·blind·ing·ly, adverbun·blind·ing, adjectiveWords nearby blindingblindfolded, Blind Freddie, blind gut, Blindheim, blind hole, blinding, blind leading the blind, blindly, blindman's buff, blind man's rule, blindness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blindingAfter the blinding pain subsided, she realized that her crush was nowhere to be found. ‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love|Kevin Fallon|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST After using her hands to clear her windpipe, she freed her eyes from the embers that were blinding her vision. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Farah channeled Hollywood's Golden Age as she rocked a full-length turquoise and blinding sparkles mermaid dress. Gaza to Jersey: A Star is Born|Maysoon Zayid|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST It seems to me as if Carrie may be blaming the meds when actually the thing that was blinding her was her feelings for Brody. ‘Homeland’ Showrunner: ‘We Knew We Had to Plot a New Course’|Andrew Romano|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You strive so hard to get the brass ring that when you get there, it can be blinding. The Doors Never Sold Out to Crass Commercialism|John Densmore|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST All I remember was a blinding cloud of dust and a gust of wind as our tunnel was blown in, and once more I was buried. Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien Elizabeth dropped the reins and let her tears flow unchecked—hot, blinding tears, the bitterest she had ever shed. The Ordeal of Elizabeth|Elizabeth Von Arnim The Colonel, too, was down a few paces off, and then came a blinding crash. Old Kensington|Miss Thackeray Could man's wisdom at its best be anything more than a blinding folly? The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. Lloyd Then came a terrific, blasting roar and blinding flash as if a huge gun had been set off quite close to them. The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal|John Henry Goldfrap
British Dictionary definitions for blinding
nounsand or grit spread over a road surface to fill up cracks the process of laying blinding Also called: mattress a layer of concrete made with little cement spread over soft ground to seal it so that reinforcement can be laid on it adjectivemaking one blind or as if blindblinding snow most noticeable; brilliant or dazzlinga blinding display of skill Derived forms of blindingblindingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blindinggarish, blatant, blazing, shining, blind, dim, darken, confuse, disguise, mask, muddy, overshadow, cover, camouflage, shroud, belie, block out, blur, eclipse, misrepresent |