- present participle of flash.
flashing
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But the next morning he noticed flashing in his eyes alongside headaches and later discovered both of his retinas had been damaged.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
That allows several police vehicles to broadcast a synchronized public safety announcement while flashing the same light-signal pattern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The warning lights were flashing brighter and brighter and you didn’t get him help and you didn’t remove his access to the guns,” Judge Primm said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Public broadcaster NHK cited police sources as saying that between 20 and 30 employees could not be contacted, showing footage of emergency vehicles with flashing red lights outside.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s a building that helps guide ships away from the shore by flashing lights toward the sea.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The metal counterflashing that was attached to the chimney was cut so a 1/4-inch gap remained above the step flashings on the roof.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Talk to experienced roofers, and they’ll tell you the vast majority of leaks happen at flashings.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
But the endless flashings of the different linings on the beat of musical flourishes — and the visible struggles that some choristers on Sunday had with the magnets — grew tiresome.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
It’s possible, although very rare, to have a leak in the field area of a roof far away from flashings.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
Archie turned away from Brother Jacques and watched the ambulance making its careful progress out of the athletic field, the rotating blue light casting emergency flashings all over the place.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
