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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One 2022 clip, taken in an undisclosed location in the Middle East, captures an oval-shaped object streaking left to right, which an accompanying report flagged as a "possible missile".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Salty, and streaking, 11 wins in 13 games, impact plays Wednesday night from everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Rain beating against the boarded windows, splashing through holes in the roof, streaking the walls.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn