blinding
/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To make temporarily or permanently blind.
“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
- 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
- 1
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
- 2
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
“blinding tears; blinding snow”
- 3
Brilliant; marvellous.
“"How's it going?" "Blinding, mate."”
adverb
- 1
To an extreme degree; blindingly.
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