Definitions

streaking

VERB

make a line on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smear

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

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

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

Taisin turned red, the color streaking across her throat and face, and she stammered, “M-my sister is gifted in her own way.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo