to flash
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2.2
- verb
- /flæʃ/
:
pasar rápidamente
- You flashed by in a second.
- flash past
- flash by
- flash forward
There are cats who are like a bubble players that are that get their name because they flash on kickoff or punt at gunner.
- There are cats who are like a bubble players that are that get their name because they flash on kickoff or punt at gunner.
Examples
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We see John and Tim flash by on the Honda a block away.
Fiction book (1991) -
A cab driver leaned out the window and beckoned to him by flashing his lights.
Fiction book (1998) -
The whole group flashed by, disappeared, and, in a few seconds, flashed by again.
Fiction book (1990) -
The T-Bird flashes by on a road that looks a lot like Route 66.
Fiction book (1991) -
Astronomers have clocked asteroids flashing past Earth at 46,000 miles per hour.
Academic text (1992) -
Pauline stares wide-eyed as the wood paneling, carved sideboard, and curved staircase flash past her eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the runner heard the signal, he flashed down the track, eager to finish the race.
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The car flashed past so quickly that I hardly had a chance to see it.
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The lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the night for only a brief moment.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move or act quickly because there is little time
548
1.0
To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
492
2.0
To make something open or appear quickly
351
1.6
To move very quickly in one direction
333
1.8
Pass very quickly, often used for time
141
1.0
To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing
137
1.0
To move or travel quickly, often faster than allowed
115
1.9
Enter or appear suddenly with energy
73
1.0
To move very quickly to reach a place
69
2.3
To run away suddenly to escape danger
64
2.2
To move quickly and suddenly in one direction
29
2.8
Move a short distance quickly, often to make room or hurry
2
3.4
Run quickly toward a place or thing to reach it first
1
3.5
To move or act suddenly with more speed for a short time
1
8.0
To move quickly and smoothly, pushed by the wind
To move very quickly with a lot of energy, often to go somewhere
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
4
7.2
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
Compounds
- Specialized
20
5.1
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
- Texting
9
4.6
A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Literature
1
7.5
A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
- Specialized
1
7.5
The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
- Specialized
To join two metal pieces by heating their ends with electricity until they melt and pushing them together
- Specialized
A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flash as a verb for moving very fast comes from the sense of a sudden burst, so to flash past something is to go by in a quick, sudden way. That's why we say someone 'flashed' across the road when they moved very fast.