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Meaning of blinding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blinding

Pronunciation:/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make temporarily or permanently blind.

    Example: Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?

  2. To curse.

  3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.

  4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of causing blindness.

  2. A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.

  3. A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Very bright (as if to cause blindness).

  2. Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.

    Example: blinding tears;  blinding snow

  3. Brilliant; marvellous.

    Example: "How's it going?"  "Blinding, mate."

adverb

Definitions

  1. To an extreme degree; blindingly.