[ˈflaʃɪŋ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way
(e.g: a police car with a flashing light)


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[ˈflaʃɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- brief, sudden, and intermittent bursts of bright light
(e.g: he was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights)

- the action, especially of a man, of showing one's genitals briefly in public
(e.g: when arrested and interviewed, he denied flashing)


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[ˈflaʃɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strip of metal used to stop water penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface
(e.g: flashings around chimneys)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from the earlier synonym flash(of unknown origin) + -ing