blinding

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, blind +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪndɪŋ === Verb === blinding present participle and gerund of blind === Adjective === blinding (comparative more blinding, superlative most blinding) Very bright (as if to cause blindness). Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding. (UK, slang) Brilliant; marvellous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === blinding (comparative more blinding, superlative most blinding) (nonstandard) To an extreme degree; blindingly. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === blinding (plural blindings) 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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === effing and blinding