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blinding

BLYN-ding/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/

Noun pluralblindings (some meanings)

8 meanings of blinding

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  1. 1
    adjective
    So bright that it hurts your eyes and you can barely see.

    Like looking straight into a camera flash.

    The blinding sunlight made it hard to drive home.

    Fresh snow can be blinding when the sun reflects off it.

    Similardazzling, glaring, brilliant

    Oppositedim, faint

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of blind. Use this form for the action happening right now.

    The high beams kept blinding oncoming drivers.

    Thick smoke was blinding the firefighters as they moved in.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Taking away someone's sight, or stopping them from thinking clearly.

    Like a blindfold that stops you from seeing what is in front of you.

    His blinding anger stopped him from thinking clearly.

    A blinding faith kept them from asking any hard questions.

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  4. 4
    adjectiveslangUK
    Really great or wonderful.

    Like calling something 'super good'.

    That was a blinding goal in the last minute!

    We had a blinding time at the party.

    Similarbrilliant, fantastic, superb, terrific, cracking

    Oppositeterrible, awful, dreadful

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  5. 5
    noununcountable
    The act of making someone unable to see.

    The blinding of the prisoner was a cruel punishment.

    He was tried for the blinding of his rival.

  6. 6
    adverbnonstandard
    Very much, or to a very great degree.

    The car was blinding fast down the straight.

    It was blinding obvious that he was lying.

    Similarextremely, incredibly

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  7. 7
    nouncountable
    A thin layer of sand or small stones spread to fill holes in a new road.

    Like sprinkling sand over wet cement to fill in the tiny gaps.

    The crew spread a blinding of sand over the fresh surface.

    A thin blinding filled the small gaps in the new road.

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  8. 8
    nouncountable
    A light sprinkling of sand or small stones laid over a freshly tarred road.

    Like dusting flour over sticky dough so it stops sticking to your hands.

    They scattered a blinding of grit over the fresh tar.

    A blinding of sand kept the new tar from sticking to tires.

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blinding is a form of blind

blind, verb: To take away someone's ability to see, for a short time or forever. Full entry

Forms
blindblinds he/she/itblinding -ing formblinded past tense, past participle
Spelling
blind → blinding: add -ing

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Origin

Made from the word "blind" plus the ending "-ing".