barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
are barrelling
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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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But it is clear they are barrelling ahead with their nuclear and missile programme.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2017
