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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

"eyes flashed white"

Dear all

"Every time he shivered, his eyes flashed white because of the pain in
his gut."

In the sentence below, what "eyes flashed white" actually means?

Thanks a lot.
  

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In a fantasy context, perhaps that his eyes literally flashed white. In a realistic context, probably that he rolled or otherwise moved his eyes so that the whites of his eyes were strikingly obvious.

— CSnyder

  • In a fantasy context, perhaps that his eyes literally flashed white.
  • In a realistic context, probably that he rolled or otherwise moved his eyes so that the whites of his eyes were strikingly obvious.
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In a fantasy context, perhaps that his eyes literally flashed white.

In a realistic context, probably that he rolled or otherwise moved his eyes so that the whites of his eyes were strikingly obvious.
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