barreling

The word “barreling” has 3 syllables: bar-rel-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈbæɹəlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for barreling?

In the thesaurus, “barreling” has 113 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for barreling along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for barreling

accelerated
accelerating
agile
arrowing
beating it
beelining
beetling
belting
blasting
blazing
blowing
bolting
bombing
bowling
breakneck
breathless
breezing
brisk
bundling
bustling
buzzing
cannonballing
careening
careering
catching up
chasing
coursing
darting
dashing
dizzy
driving
expeditious
fast
fast-forwarding
fleet
flitting
flying
galloping
getting a move on
haring
hastened
hastening
hasty
hieing
highballing
humping
hurling
hurried
hurrying
hurtling
hustling
hying
jetting
jogging
jumping
lightning
lively
making tracks
mercurial
meteoric
motoring
nimble
nimble-footed
nipping
outpacing
outrunning
outstripping
overtaking
pelting
prompt
quick
quickened
quickening
racing
ramming
rapid
ready
ripping
rocketing
running
rushed
rushing
rustling
scampering
scooting
scudding
scuffling
scurrying
scuttling
shaking a leg
shooting
snappy
speeding
speedy
sprinting
stampeding
stepping
stepping on it
stepping out
streaking
swift
tearing
traveling
travelling
trotting
warp-speed
whirling
whirlwind
whisking
whizzing
winged
zipping
zooming

Antonyms for barreling

ambling
clumsy
crawling
creeping
dallying
dawdling
decelerating
deliberate
dilatory
dillydallying
dragging
heavy-footed
inactive
inert
laggard
lagging
languid
leisurely
lethargic
lingering
loafing
loitering
lounging
lumbering
measured
plodding
pokey
poking
poky
sauntering
shuffling
slow
sluggish
snail-paced
snaillike
strolling
tardy
tarrying
ungainly
unhurried

Meanings of barreling

verb
1. To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
2. To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
noun
1. A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.

Example Sentences

The truck came barreling down the highway at an alarming speed.
He was barreling through the crowd, desperate to catch the train.
A storm is barreling toward the coast with strong winds and heavy rain.
She went barreling into the room without knocking.
The football player was barreling past defenders toward the end zone.

On this page you'll find 153 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to barreling, such as: accelerated, accelerating, agile, ambling, arrowing, beating it, beelining.

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