barrage
noun
a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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She wasn’t just trying to win me over as a documentary filmmaker but she was barraging me with questions about my life and where I was from, which she does with everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2019