flashing
US: /ˈfɫæʃɪŋ/
UK: /flˈæʃɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
flashing- danh từ
- sự nung nóng từng đợt; sự tăng nhiệt độ từng đợt
- (thủy lợi) sự dâng mức nước trong âu
- tấm kim loại ngăn nước chảy từ mái xuống
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U, pl.] a strip of metal put on a roof where it joins a wall to prevent water getting through
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 blaze, flame, flare, burst, dazzle, spark, sparkle, coruscation, fulguration, glitter, twinkle, twinkling, flicker, flickering, scintilla, scintillation, glint, shimmer, glimmer, gleam, beam, ray, shaft:
There was a blinding flash of blue light and the little man was gone.
2 (sudden or momentary) display, stroke, show, manifestation, outburst, outbreak, sign, indication, exhibition; touch, hint, suggestion:
She has occasional flashes of insight bordering on genius.
3 moment, (split) second, instant, twinkling (of an eye), trice, minute, Colloq two shakes (of a lamb's tail), jiffy, shake, before you can say 'Jack Robinson':
In a flash he was at her side.
v.
4 burn, blaze, flame, flare, burst (out), dazzle, spark, sparkle, coruscate, fulgurate, glitter, twinkle, flicker, scintillate, shimmer, glimmer, gleam, beam, glare, shine:
The light flashed every eight seconds.
5 race, speed, dash, streak, flick, tear, rush, hurry, hasten, fly, zoom, shoot, bolt, whistle; run, sprint, dart, scuttle, scamper, Colloq scoot, skedaddle, take off, whiz or whizz:
The train flashed by, doing about 100.
adj.
6 dazzling, showy, ostentatious, smart, chic, Colloq swish, classy, ritzy, snazzy:
Barbara's new car looks very flash.
7 See flashy, 1.
flashyadj.
1 flash, gaudy, flamboyant, glaring, fulgurous, showy, ostentatious, loud, garish, vulgar, cheap, meretricious, pretentious, tawdry, tasteless, Colloq tacky, Slang jazzy, US glitzy:
He was attracted by her flashy appearance.
2 superficial, cosmetic, skin-deep, surface, shallow, glib, slick, facile, insubstantial, thin:
The reviewer called it a flashy interpretation of the Bard.
Concise dictionary
noun+a short vivid experience
+sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
adj.
+emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts
flashes|flashed|flashingflæʃ
noun
+a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
+a momentary brightness
+a short vivid experience
+a sudden brilliant understanding
+a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
+a gaudy outward display
+a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
+a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
+a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
+a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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
adj.
+tastelessly showy
