blinding

adjective

blind·​ing ˈblīn-diŋ 

1

: causing or seeming to cause blindness : making sight difficult or impossible

a blinding light

a blinding snowstorm

a blinding headache [=an extremely painful headache]

2

: extremely or impressively fast

a runner with blinding speed

blindingly adverb

a blindingly bright light

blindingly fast speed

Examples of blinding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's Farrah, sporting big hair, a blinding white smile and a red swimsuit, posed in front of a red, white and blue blanket. —ABC News, 13 June 2026

From duck blind to blinding lights Minutes before stepping to a microphone at GEODIS Park, the singer-songwriter sat in a tan vest and blue shirt overlooking the stadium. —Bryan West, USA Today, 28 May 2026

But perhaps most importantly, the plates ended up being a great way to fast-track the cleanup minus the hell of a putrid sink and a stack of filthy dishes in the blinding morning light. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026

We're lifted out of the darkness this time, though, as a blinding light appears and Daniel ascends. —Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blinding

• binding
• finding
• grinding
• minding
• winding
• bookbinding
• factfinding
• nonbinding
• rebinding
• regrinding
• reminding
• rewinding