Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.
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Flashing
//ˈflæʃɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flashing" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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Translations
11 translations across 4 languages.
German
4 entries- Abdeckblech noun (weatherproofing)
- Aufblinken noun (blinking of a light source)
- Blinken noun (blinking of a light source)
- Freiziehen noun (exposing one's naked body, or part of it)
Māori
1 entries- ngaku whakapuru noun (weatherproofing)
Spanish
3 entries- flaseo noun (exposing one's naked body, or part of it)
- flashing noun (exposing one's naked body, or part of it)
- impermeabilización noun (weatherproofing)
Swedish
2 entries- blinkande noun (blinking of a light source)
- blottning noun (exposing one's naked body, or part of it)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I saw flashing red lights in my rear-view mirror and my heart sank.
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Something is flashing up ahead.
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Do not cross the road when the green man is flashing.
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