strobe UK /stɹəʊb/US /stɹoʊb/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject. — 2006 •An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read. verb1 •To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.... as they fuck she quakes, body strobing miles beneath him in cream and night-blue, all sound suppressed, eyes in crescents behind gold lashes... — 1973 formsstrobed · strobing · strobes