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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Full of fresh determination, he urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in the opposite direction....

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling