flashed

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past simple and past participle of

to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way:

flash something in something Stop flashing that light in my eyes!

The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

flash something at someone/something You'd better slow down, that car was flashing its lights at you.

If someone's eyes flash, they look bright because of the anger or excitement the person is feeling.

to move very fast:

flash by They flashed by on a motorcycle.

flash past The train roared into view, flashed past, and rumbled away.

to show something for a short time:

He flashed a smile and offered to buy me a drink.

If a man flashes, he shows his sexual organs in public:

He came out of the bushes and flashed me.

to communicate something quickly, especially using radio or light waves:

Within moments of an event happening, the news can be flashed around the world.

If something flashes through or across your mind, you suddenly or quickly think of it:

The thought suddenly flashed through my mind that she didn't want to be here.