streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
are streaking
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present progressiveof streak.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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Green Bay lost in Week 1 and has not lost since, so these two teams have combined for a 13-1 record and are streaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
The Nats are streaking in the wrong direction, losers of three consecutive after a 4-0 start.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2018
There’s no time to debrief; Tim Scott, John McCain, and Bob Corker are streaking toward the staircase.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2017
It was only the Devils’ 31st game of the season, but they are in the tough Metropolitan Division, in which the Rangers and other top teams are streaking.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2016
Lightnings now the clouds are streaking, Here and there a bloody rand, All the sea-fowls now are shrieking.
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Martha A. Lyon Holcomb
