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Barrelling

Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barreled (-r[e^]ld), or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Barreling, or Barrelling.] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

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barrelling

n. (alt form barreling English) vb. (present participle of barrel English)

WordNet
barrel
  1. n. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: gun barrel]

  2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: cask]

  3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: drum]

  4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: barrelful]

  5. any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: bbl]

  6. [also: barrelling, barrelled]

barrel
  1. v. put in barrels

  2. [also: barrelling, barrelled]

barrelling

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Usage examples of "barrelling".

I felt the insidious tilt at the corners of perception as the tetrameth went barrelling along my synapses, and when it was my turn to do Trepp I almost got lost in the geometries of her face.