- present participle of flash.
flashing
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Technical indicators are flashing bullish for the three Barron’s stock picks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I’ve got a gray uniform on, I expect boos. It’s OK,” he said, flashing that bright smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"It's more just like there are warning lights flashing that other parts of Europe are investing much more aggressively, and moving much more quickly, than we have."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But as of today, credit is flashing yellow.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
They unsheathed their fangs, flashing the stark white tissue of their mouths.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
I can take you up onto roofs of old homes in the Northeast and Midwest where soldered flashings are still in excellent condition having been exposed to nearly 100 years of weather.
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
