barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
has been barreling
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present perfect progressiveof barrel (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Playing with plenty of pace and force, James has been barreling into the paint, picking up the interior scoring with Davis down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
