How do you use Barreling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Barreling meaning
present participle and gerund of barrel
Using Barreling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of barrel
- In the example corpus, barreling often appears in combinations such as: barreling into, barreling down, barreling toward.
Context around Barreling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barreling
- In this selection, "barreling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, came, stroll, december, toward, down and towards stand out and add context to how "barreling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abc news barreling into what and and december barreling down upon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barreling" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barreling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A wall of flames came barreling through Front Street, the main drag in Laihaina. (14 words)
With November and December barreling down upon us with national holidays, Pagosa Springs also has our own plethora of activities. (20 words)
He had come to visit family a few days ago when he learned of the hurricane barreling towards the state. (20 words)
Barreling full speed at the net and crashing into the boards, always smiling, jabbering at teammates and opponents alike—it’s such a treat to see him having an actual season of hockey after so many stops and starts due to injury. (42 words)
These were the moments before an avalanche came barreling down after the two brothers in Pole Canyon, killing Warner, 38, and nearly carrying his brother, compiled in a new report released by the Utah Avalanche Center on Tuesday. (38 words)
He goes on to explain that he and his cargo of bodies have crash-landed on an uncharted planet, noting oddly how breathable the air is and how the water is potable, that’s barreling toward him. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alonso finished third, grabbing the last podium spot, despite teammate Lance Stroll barreling into him from behind on the first lap of the race.
A wall of flames came barreling through Front Street, the main drag in Laihaina.
Barreling down a road they thought had been cleared, their Jeep encountered a column of German tanks, so they fled across a field, only to run into more Tiger tanks.
Barreling full speed at the net and crashing into the boards, always smiling, jabbering at teammates and opponents alike—it’s such a treat to see him having an actual season of hockey after so many stops and starts due to injury.
Curtis going from the hardened heroine Laurie Strode to the barreling antagonist Deirdre Beaubeirdre is the kind of thing that gets noticed.
He goes on to explain that he and his cargo of bodies have crash-landed on an uncharted planet, noting oddly how breathable the air is and how the water is potable, that’s barreling toward him.
His average exit velocity was exactly the same as in 2022; he was barreling the ball more often and hitting it hard less often.
In 2017, as Hurricane Harvey came barreling toward Texas, Patrick Rios, the mayor of a coastal community called Rockport, had a morbid message for residents who might consider ignoring an evacuation order.
The hours of barreling in one direction and blowing air from the vent, the smell of stale coffee and body odor twisted Esperanza’s stomach.
These were the moments before an avalanche came barreling down after the two brothers in Pole Canyon, killing Warner, 38, and nearly carrying his brother, compiled in a new report released by the Utah Avalanche Center on Tuesday.
With November and December barreling down upon us with national holidays, Pagosa Springs also has our own plethora of activities.
But Mr. Friedman has never shied away from risk, and he can’t stop barreling into all kinds of new ventures.
He had come to visit family a few days ago when he learned of the hurricane barreling towards the state.
Hurricane Helene was one of the most destructive storms ever to strike the southeast United States, and Hurricane Milton is now also barreling toward the Florida coast.
In Oklahoma, authorities said the tornado in Sulphur began in a city park before barreling through the downtown, flipping cars and ripping the roofs and walls off of brick buildings.
Perched atop that speed bump is exactly where Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey currently finds itself, and if it’s not careful that speed bump could send it barreling toward disaster.
The country, they warn, is barreling into a protracted conflict that could lead to anarchy or rival fiefs, like Somalia in the 1990s or Libya after 2011.
The two men on board were barreling toward a set of coordinates in the darkness, armed with navigation equipment, night vision goggles, and fishing rods.
ABC News – Barreling into what could be the final day of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Friday, the spotlight is on moderate Republican senators Democrats want to vote with them on allowing new witnesses.
Not only does Don visit Tomorrowland during the episode, but it also shows that is barreling towards its future and, with Peggy growing in ambition, its eventual endgame, too.
Common combinations with barreling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: