flashing

Plural: flashings

Noun

• Sheet metal used to waterproof a roof or other structure.
• a short vivid experience
  • "the flashings of pain were a warning"
• sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
• A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
• Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
• The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
• The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
• The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
• The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.

Verb

• gleam or glow intermittently
  • "The lights were flashing"
• appear briefly
• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
• make known or cause to appear with great speed
• run or move very quickly or hastily
• expose or show briefly
• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
• emit a brief burst of light
• present participle and gerund of flash

Examples

• The FLASHING on his roof was leaking, much like his strategy in Scrabble after his best words ran out.
• The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.

Synonyms

blink, dart, dash, flash, flaunt, ostentate, scoot, scud, shoot, show off, swank, twinkle, wink, winkle

Related Words

blinking, flash mob, streaking