flashed
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
An inflected form of flash · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,279 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,660 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently also: blink, wink, twinkle, winkle The lights were flashing
- appear briefly The headlines flashed on the screen
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously also: flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank he showed off his new sports car
- make known or cause to appear with great speed The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
- run or move very quickly or hastily also: dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot She dashed into the yard
- expose or show briefly he flashed a $100 bill
flashed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And the king's eyes flashed with anger as he said these words.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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It was a very stupid bit of revelation, and Miss Brooke's eyes flashed.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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To-day it was not tranquil; it flashed anxiously here and there, and the girl smiled.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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As he pushed ahead of the geologist the boy flashed his old rifle to his shoulder.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1