- present participle of flash.
flashing
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One witness told the Biddeford Gazette, external that at around 07:20 local time, he saw lights flashing from an unmarked white SUV, and "at least two officers wearing green ICE vests".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
As the wobbling disk periodically blocks and reflects light from the magnetar, the system behaves like a flashing cosmic lighthouse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Everything was loud and flashing and neon. Overstimulating. Expensive.”
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
The signals function like traditional traffic lights, halting drivers at busy intersection with flashing yellow lights and a solid red light while pedestrians cross, according to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Surrounding a small framed photograph of his wife and his two beastly sons were three telephones with flashing lights.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
When the photon crashes into your outdoor flag, wood deck, house paint, metal roof or flashings, it splits molecules apart and rips atoms off objects.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The gap between the two flashings was now 2 inches!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 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
If I came to your city or town and did a half-day clinic, I would be able to train you how to install most common flashings in just a few minutes.
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
