n a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
n a momentary brightness
n a short vivid experience
n a sudden brilliant understanding
n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
n a gaudy outward display
n a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
n a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
n a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
n a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
v gleam or glow intermittently
v appear briefly
v display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
v make known or cause to appear with great speed
v run or move very quickly or hastily
v expose or show briefly
v protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
v emit a brief burst of light