flashing Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a short vivid experience
flash.
- a flash of emotion swept over him
- the flashings of pain were a warning
noun sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
verb gleam or glow intermittently
wink; winkle; flash; twinkle; blink.
- The lights were flashing
verb appear briefly
flash.
- The headlines flashed on the screen
verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
swank; flash; flaunt; show off; ostentate.
- he showed off his new sports car
verb make known or cause to appear with great speed
flash.
- The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
verb expose or show briefly
flash.
- he flashed a $100 bill
verb protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
flash.
- flash the roof
verb emit a brief burst of light
flash.
- A shooting star flashed and was gone

(Engineering) The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.
(Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.
(Glass Making) (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated. (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. Knight.