noun

barreling

noun

In materials testing, an unwanted barrel-shaped bulge that forms in a sample under compression instead of it staying straight-sided.

"The engineers noted barreling in the metal cylinder after the compression test."

verb

Moving forward fast and heavily, often without much control; racing along.

"The truck came barreling down the highway well over the speed limit."

"She was barreling through her to-do list before the deadline hit."

How to Use Barreling

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe everyday sense is moving very fast and forcefully, like a barrel rolling downhill; the technical sense (engineering) refers to a test sample bulging outward under pressure.

Common pairings

come barreling down barreling toward barreling ahead

Word Forms

barrelings plural

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Rhymes for barreling

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