barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
were 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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They had lost power and were barreling toward the bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Kraken center Matty Beniers immediately went after Lomberg following the hit, which was seemingly in retaliation for Schultz grabbing at Lomberg’s head a few seconds earlier as they were barreling after the puck.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Some of the stats support their hypothesis: The Yankees were barreling a higher percentage of balls than all but two teams in baseball.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
I have also smugly assumed that if a mountain-size comet, plainly visible in the sky, were barreling to Earth at 25,000 mph, my colleagues and I could communicate the dangers.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2021
A week ago, the Seahawks were barreling toward a potential No. 1 seed.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2019
