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flash
verb (SHINE SUDDENLY) /flæʃ/Definition
B2 [I or T] to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way: Stop flashing that light in my eyes! The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled. You'd better slow down, that car was flashing (its lights) at you.Emitting and casting light › [I] literary If someone's eyes flash, they look bright because of the anger or excitement the person is feeling.Expressing and showing feelings
(Definition of flash verb (SHINE SUDDENLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- blush verb
- bubble over phrasal verb
- explode verb (EMOTION)
- flush noun (RED COLOUR)
- flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
- flush verb (BECOME RED)
- lose it idiom
- marvel verb
- moved adjective
- overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
- pale verb
- pine verb
- pour sth out phrasal verb
- vent verb
- vocalize verb
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper verb
- wring your hands idiom
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