barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
was barreling
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past progressiveof barrel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The club was barreling toward a last-place finish in the American League East in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
This six-hour, 165-mile, absurdly punishing race was barreling into its climactic section: Mt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
However, a wall of flame was barreling down that hill when last he saw his home, so he says he can’t be sure what became of it until police allow residents back into their neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
As Hurricane Franklin was barreling toward the Eastern United States last month, the United States Coast Guard, preparing off the coast of Georgia, encountered another unexpected phenomenon.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
I didn’t trust her with Eddie’s journal, but the ship was barreling toward us and I needed both hands free.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
