flash
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
Example
“He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.”
Other meanings
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
“The light flashed on and off.”
To be visible briefly.
“The scenery flashed by quickly.”
Synonyms
- blink
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "flasshen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “flash” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.