adj
Meaning 1
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
blinding
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/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- blinding tears; blinding snow
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adj
Meaning 3
Brilliant; marvellous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Examples
- “How’s it going?” “Blinding, mate.”
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adv
Meaning 4
To an extreme degree; blindingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of causing blindness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 8
present participle and gerund of blind
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
shining intensely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the blazing sun
- blinding headlights
- dazzling snow
- fulgent patterns of sunlight
- the glaring sun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blazing, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, blind + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: заслепя́ващ (zaslepjávašt) — very bright
- Bulgarian: ослепи́телен (oslepítelen) — very bright
- Catalan: encegador — very bright
- Chinese: 刺眼 (cìyǎn) — very bright
- Finnish: sokaiseva — very bright
- German: blendend — very bright
- German: grell — very bright
- Ingrian: häikävä — very bright
- Ingrian: häikävälliin — very bright
- Irish: dallraitheach — very bright
- Irish: dalltach — very bright
- Irish: gléineach — very bright
- Irish: scéiniúil — very bright
- Portuguese: cegante — very bright
- Portuguese: ofuscante — very bright
- Romanian: orbitor — very bright
- Russian: ослепля́ющий (oslepljájuščij) — very bright
- Russian: ослепи́тельный (oslepítelʹnyj) — very bright
- Spanish: cegador — very bright
- Ukrainian: сліпу́чий (slipúčyj) — very bright
- Finnish: äärettömän — to an extreme degree
- Galician: cegamento — act of causing blindness
- Portuguese: cegamento — act of causing blindness