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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This six-hour, 165-mile, absurdly punishing race was barreling into its climactic section: Mt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
A blizzard was barreling into Mammoth, Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada on Thursday with high winds and heavy snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Soon he was barreling after the puck in an intrasquad scrimmage, seemingly at full speed.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Another moment he was barreling down the court for a layup on the fast break.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
It was barreling straight toward them at a rate of three miles an hour.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
