flashing back (to)

verb

present participle of flash back (to)
as in remembering
to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashing back (to)
  1. remembering
  2. recalling
Verb
  • Travis Barker is remembering his final words to his late friend DJ AM.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Wladimir Klitschko is remembering Hayden Panettiere on what would have been her 37th birthday.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of remembering
Verb
  • According to a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, the manufacturer is recalling certain vehicles because the oil reservoir could detach.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The car manufacturer is also recalling another 107,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and other markets outside of North America over the same issue, according to the company's notice.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of recalling
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

flashing
flashing back (to)
flashlight
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Flashing back (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashing%20back%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Aug. 21

16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
alt-684346df967d5
Add A Letter Quiz Pick the letter that goes in the same spot in fou...
See All