barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
was barrelling
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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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It was barrelling far from south-western Mexico, and it is not expected to make landfall either.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
After the horror of Irma, the government ordered the evacuation of the Barbudan population - around 1,800 - to Antigua, because another hurricane was barrelling down.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2019
Barely had parliament said no to everything last night, than Mark was barrelling toward the TV cameras to give us his Mark Francois once more.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2019
Haiyan, possibly the strongest storm ever to hit land, was barrelling out of the Philippines after having flattened houses, triggered landslides and floods and knocked out power and communications across a number of islands.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2013
I was barrelling through the streets in an absolute frothing fury.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2012
