Flash and Passing

Flash

Flash adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: flash floods in the local area

Passing and flash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Flash".

Passing

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: his parents were willing to buy him a piano if he demonstrated that his interest in music was more than a passing fancy

Flash and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead an adjective "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

How words are described

short short flash short passing
simple simple flash simple passing
poor poor flash poor passing
large large flash large passing
Other adjectives: white, later, last, different, sudden, nuclear.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / First Wave One of them chooses "Dare" and is told to flash the players as they're passing them.
  • She's Got Legs It Happened One Night (1934) might be the codifier for this trope, as it lets Claudette Colbert flash her leg at a passing car as an alternative to sticking out her thumb.
  • Sponge then laments his passing, with the ending with flash backs of good time between the two.
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