BLINDING


Meaning of BLINDING in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (= a very bad headache )

He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.

blinding/dazzling (= extremely bright )

The white buildings reflected a blinding light.

brilliant/blinding flash

a brilliant flash of light

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

flash

Full awareness and memory returned in a blinding flash .

In a blinding flash , everything fell into place.

We'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash .

She was aware of a blinding flash of pain as he mastered her, and groaned weakly.

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

The blinding glare of our headlights frightened the deer.

The sun on the snow is blinding .

There was a blinding flash and then a loud bang.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

It still burned with a harsh, blinding glare and through it she could see vague shapes, presumably the others.

The driver pressed the switch fully down and the beam became of blinding intensity.

The first bomb exploded with a blinding crack that swayed the truck on its springs.

The hours expanded in deeper and deeper heat, until the air split and the rain was all but blinding .

The shop assistant, staring idly through his shop-window, saw the school bus approaching its stop, through almost blinding rain.

There ensued a blinding light and then blackness.

With a blinding roar the creature reached out.

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