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

Koufax was a meteor, streaking across the sky for the greatest five seasons of any pitcher in baseball history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Green to the core, Seabiscuit was all over the track, streaking out with the early leaders as they tried to keep up with Myrtlewood.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand