flashlight
/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I shone my flashlight on the strange inscription."
- "At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face."
- "He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all."
- "[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now)."
- "[…] two or three bright flashlights went off close to us. It seemed that some prominent person was being quickly interviewed by reporters and photographed just before the ship left."
- "Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
- British English: /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb