It Stops Water Going On And Off Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "FLASHING" which means:

noun
• • A short vivid experience
• • Sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
verb
• • To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
• • To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
• • To be visible briefly.
• • To make visible briefly.
• • To briefly, and often unintentionally, expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public. (contrast streak.)
• • To show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.
• • To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
• • To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
• • To communicate quickly.
• • To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
• • To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
• • (of liquid) to evaporate suddenly. (see flash evaporation.)
• • To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
• • To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a bios chip or games cartridge).
• • (glassmaking) to cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
• • (glassmaking) to expand (blown glass) into a disc.
• • To send by some startling or sudden means.
• • To burst out into violence.
• • To perform a flash.
• • To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
• • To trick up in a showy manner.
• • To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He saw a flashing light in the distance."
• • "The flashing of fireworks lit up the night sky."

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