blinding

[ˈblaɪndɪŋ]

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blindingly - blinding

An overwhelming amount of light can be blinding. Imagine walking outside on a super bright sunny day and having to squint your eyes.

The word "blinding" has several uses beyond describing really intense light. It's often used when someone or something is so impressive, surprising, or amazing that it leaves you speechless or distracted. For example, "The fireworks display was blinding – I couldn't believe how beautiful they were." In this sense, "blinding" means incredibly striking or impressive. It can also mean causing confusion or disorientation, like when someone's news is so shocking that it blindsides you. And finally, some medical conditions, like certain eye problems or migraines, can be described as blinding.

How common is "blinding"?

Word blinding is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To make temporarily or permanently blind.
Example: Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?
To curse.
To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
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.

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noun

The act of causing blindness.
A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.

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adjective

Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
Example: blinding tears; blinding snow
Brilliant; marvellous.
Example: "How's it going?" "Blinding, mate."

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adverb

To an extreme degree; blindingly.

Real examples of "blindingly" in context

Night Live with Benedict Cumberbatch

Interview

And I think what they did so blindingly well

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