flashings

Noun

• a short vivid experience
  • "the flashings of pain were a warning"
• sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
• plural of flashing

Verb

• gleam or glow intermittently
• 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

Synonyms

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