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barnstorm
barn·storm B0083400 (bärn′stôrm′)v. barn·stormed, barn·storm·ing, barn·storms v.intr.1. To travel around the countryside making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting theatrical performances.2. To appear at county fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying and parachute jumping.3. To travel around an area appearing in exhibition sports events, especially baseball games. v.tr. To travel across while barnstorming. barn′storm′er n.barnstorm (ˈbɑːnˌstɔːm) vb (intr) 1. (Theatre) to tour rural districts putting on shows, esp theatrical, athletic, or acrobatic shows2. (Rhetoric) chiefly US and Canadian to tour rural districts making speeches in a political campaign[C19: from barn1 + storm (vb); from the performances often being in barns] ˈbarnˌstormer n ˈbarnˌstorming n, adjbarn•storm (ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm) v.i. 1. to conduct a campaign in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns. 2. to tour small towns giving theatrical performances. 3. (of a pilot) to do stunt flying or participate in races in the course of touring rural areas. 4. (of a professional athletic team) to tour an area playing exhibition games. v.t. 5. to tour while barnstorming. [1880–85] barn′storm`er, n. barnstorm Past participle: barnstormed Gerund: barnstorming
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barnstorm | barnstorm |
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I barnstorm | you barnstorm | he/she/it barnstorms | we barnstorm | you barnstorm | they barnstorm |
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I barnstormed | you barnstormed | he/she/it barnstormed | we barnstormed | you barnstormed | they barnstormed |
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I am barnstorming | you are barnstorming | he/she/it is barnstorming | we are barnstorming | you are barnstorming | they are barnstorming |
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I have barnstormed | you have barnstormed | he/she/it has barnstormed | we have barnstormed | you have barnstormed | they have barnstormed |
Past Continuous |
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I was barnstorming | you were barnstorming | he/she/it was barnstorming | we were barnstorming | you were barnstorming | they were barnstorming |
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I had barnstormed | you had barnstormed | he/she/it had barnstormed | we had barnstormed | you had barnstormed | they had barnstormed |
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I will barnstorm | you will barnstorm | he/she/it will barnstorm | we will barnstorm | you will barnstorm | they will barnstorm |
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I will have barnstormed | you will have barnstormed | he/she/it will have barnstormed | we will have barnstormed | you will have barnstormed | they will have barnstormed |
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I will be barnstorming | you will be barnstorming | he/she/it will be barnstorming | we will be barnstorming | you will be barnstorming | they will be barnstorming |
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I have been barnstorming | you have been barnstorming | he/she/it has been barnstorming | we have been barnstorming | you have been barnstorming | they have been barnstorming |
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I will have been barnstorming | you will have been barnstorming | he/she/it will have been barnstorming | we will have been barnstorming | you will have been barnstorming | they will have been barnstorming |
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I had been barnstorming | you had been barnstorming | he/she/it had been barnstorming | we had been barnstorming | you had been barnstorming | they had been barnstorming |
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I would barnstorm | you would barnstorm | he/she/it would barnstorm | we would barnstorm | you would barnstorm | they would barnstorm |
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I would have barnstormed | you would have barnstormed | he/she/it would have barnstormed | we would have barnstormed | you would have barnstormed | they would have barnstormed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | barnstorm - appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumperbarnstorm - tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" | | 2. | barnstorm - tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"barnstorm - appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumperperform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" | Translationsbarnstorm
barnstorm1. To travel through small towns performing theatrical shows. Back in the day, my parents' band was known to barnstorm throughout the Midwest.2. To entertain small towns with stunt flying. There's nothing to do around here but watch guys barnstorm in their old planes.barnstorm1. tv. & in. [for an entertainer] to perform in small towns for short engagements. My great-uncle used to barnstorm Kansas and Oklahoma with his medicine show. 2. in. to perform stunts in a biplane in small towns. (Presumably swooping around barns.) The old biplane we used to barnstorm with is the safest plane ever built. barnstorm
Words related to barnstormverb appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumperRelated Wordsverb tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting playsRelated Words |