streaking

VERB

make a line on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smear

STRONG

band dapple daub fleck marble slash spot strake striate stripe variegate vein

Example Sentences

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ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Dotting or streaking the batter with apple butter introduces a punch of deep, spiced fruit flavor.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Dozens of people in the west Highlands reported an orange glow and a "bang", and the meteor was captured streaking across the sky on doorbell security cameras.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Harry saw tear tracks streaking the grime coating Ron’s face as he seized his elder brother’s shoulders and pulled, but Percy would not budge.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling