barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
barreled
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past participleof barrel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof barrel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
barrelnouna cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
Example Sentences
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Two weeks ago, another surge barreled down—this one bigger and faster, an unstoppable torrent of water, ice, rock, mud and horror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In 2022 an single-engine Cessna emergency landed on the Metrolink tracks near San Fernando and Osborne streets; police had to quickly extract the pilot as a Metrolink train barreled toward the wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
But the aircraft leasing firms that own dozens of its bright yellow jets were getting anxious as Spirit barreled toward liquidation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Eastern time Sunday as a winter storm barreled across the Midwest.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Everyone leaped off the platform—except for one bodyguard, who was knocked over as the wave barreled past.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
