Definition of BLINDING

blinding

Plural: blindings

Verb

  • render unable to see
  • make blind by putting the eyes out
  • make dim by comparison or conceal
  • present participle and gerund of blind

Adjective Satellite

  • shining intensely
    • "blinding headlights"

Adj

  • Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
  • Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
  • Brilliant; marvellous.

Adv

  • To an extreme degree; blindingly.

Noun

  • The act of causing blindness.
  • A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
  • A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.

Examples

  • blinding tears;  blinding snow
  • “How’s it going?” “Blinding, mate.”

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, blind + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 12

blinding: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
blinding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blinding: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

blinding: valid Words With Friends Word