blinding

blinding
blind|ing [ˈblaındıŋ] adj
1.) [usually before noun]
so bright or strong that you cannot see properly
blinding flash/light/glare etc
▪ the desert with its strange twisted plants and its blinding light
blinding rain/snow/heat etc
▪ I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain.
2.) blinding headache
a very bad ↑headache
3.) blinding realization/clarity/revelation etc
a sudden realization, clear understanding, or new idea about something
▪ It was then that she realised, with blinding clarity, that she loved him.
▪ Suddenly I had a blinding flash of inspiration.
4.) BrE spoken informal very good and enjoyable
▪ It's a blinding album.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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