barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
are barreling
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present progressiveof barrel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Brewers, who reside in the sport’s smallest media market, are barreling toward their fourth consecutive division crown and eighth postseason appearance in nine seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In California, heavy rain, snow, wind and cold temperatures are barreling through the state from the Oregon border down to the deserts near Mexico.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Instead, Pentagon leaders have doubled down on the requirement and are barreling toward a head-on collision with Congress.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
On this aim, both parties are barreling toward failure.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2017
The size of this building will depend upon whether you are barreling 100 barrels per day or 1,000 barrels.
