adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (= a very bad headache )
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He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.
blinding/dazzling (= extremely bright )
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The white buildings reflected a blinding light.
brilliant/blinding flash
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a brilliant flash of light
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
flash
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Full awareness and memory returned in a blinding flash .
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In a blinding flash , everything fell into place.
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We'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash .
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She was aware of a blinding flash of pain as he mastered her, and groaned weakly.
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But something was telling her it was no slip - and then, in a blinding flash , she knew!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
effing and blinding
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The blinding glare of our headlights frightened the deer.
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The sun on the snow is blinding .
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There was a blinding flash and then a loud bang.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It still burned with a harsh, blinding glare and through it she could see vague shapes, presumably the others.
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The driver pressed the switch fully down and the beam became of blinding intensity.
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The first bomb exploded with a blinding crack that swayed the truck on its springs.
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The hours expanded in deeper and deeper heat, until the air split and the rain was all but blinding .
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The shop assistant, staring idly through his shop-window, saw the school bus approaching its stop, through almost blinding rain.
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There ensued a blinding light and then blackness.
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With a blinding roar the creature reached out.