blinding

adjective blind·ing \ ˈblīn-diŋ \

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of blinding

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

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blindingly

adverb

- a blindingly bright light
- blindingly fast speed

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The blinding fog and icy winds dropped temperatures to below freezing levels and caught many people on the mountains off guard.

— j. weston phippen, Outside Online, "The Deadliest Days on the Alps in Decades," 2 May 2018
The horror began with the flash of a blinding light.

— justin jouvenal, Washington Post, "To find alleged Golden State Killer, investigators first found his great-great-great-grandparents," 30 Apr. 2018
From one second to the next, tense, nervous energy was replaced by a blinding release of excitement strong enough to knock down even a 310-pound defensive lineman made of iron.

— joseph goodman, AL.com, "NFL Draft 2018: The last moments of a different life," 27 Apr. 2018
Besides a blinding wall of lights, White had one set piece on stage Friday: a stuffed zebra.

— piet levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jack White tried to skip 'Seven Nation Army.' His Milwaukee fans wouldn't let him," 21 Apr. 2018
Draft love can be blinding and cause grand romantic gestures, bringing us to Bears general manager Ryan Pace.

— david haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Bears fans are going to love this draft if Ryan Pace plays it safe and stays at No. 8," 20 Apr. 2018
Dr Bem also reckons that a reverse approach could be used to tone down, in relevant frequencies, road signs that are designed to be super bright to people but thus risk blinding lidars.

— The Economist, "How paint jobs can make sensors and autonomous cars safer," 5 Apr. 2018
The star power on Fox's new singing competition show The Four is already pretty blinding.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Dionne Warwick Supports Granddaughter Cheyenne Elliott on 'The Four'," 12 Jan. 2018
Maybe, as one reviewer in The Guardian suggested, no one would watch a movie about a blinding daily struggle, a crime so personal and cruel, because, as some victims testified, they are still confronted by the horror on a daily basis.

— conor orr, SI.com, "“Paterno” Fails to Get to the Heart of the Penn State Scandal," 8 Apr. 2018

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