blinding

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of blind

adj

1. Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
2. Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
   blinding tears;  blinding snow
3. (UK, slang) Brilliant; marvellous.
   "How's it going?"  "Blinding, mate."

adv

1. (nonstandard) To an extreme degree; blindingly.
   certain 'details' of 'scientifically realized socialism' became blinding obvious 1983, Régis Debray, Critique of Political Reason, page 6
   He made the basket on his second attempt, after an exchange of moves so blinding fast that Derek could barely distinguish them. 1997, Steven Barnes, Blood Brothers, page 190
   I was in a nightmare, and everything was blinding bright, inky black, blinding bright; and fading, and fading 2003, Sally Prue, The Devil's Toenail, page 139
   It's the blinding obvious fact that American football is the real-life equivalent of Quidditch. Or maybe Fireball - the game invented by Joey and Chandler Feb 8, 2005, “The greatest show on earth”, in Guardian Unlimited
   WHILST IT'S blinding obvious that converged networks are the way to go, it's also apparent that C21 [21st Century] networks won't get rapidly rolled out Nov 28, 2006, “Converged networks lack adequate business tools”, in Inquirer
   Roger Yates, chief executive officer of Henderson Group Plc in London, which oversees about $125 billion said Greenspan's remarks were "blinding obvious". May 24, 2007, “US Note Yields Near 4-Month High Before Durable Goods Report”, in Bloomberg

noun

1. The act of causing blindness.
2. A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
3. A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.