Synonyms of streaking

streaking

verb

present participle of streak

as in striping

to make stripes on

light from the setting sun streaked the clouds in brilliant bands of pink and orange

Synonyms & Similar Words

• striping
• banding
• barring
• blazing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of streaking

Days turn crisp, aspens begin streaking the valley with gold and summer crowds thin in Grand Teton National Park. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The month brought the Perseid meteor shower, one of the year’s most popular meteor showers with bright meteors streaking across the summer sky. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Bennett Konkey opened the season with a 100-yard kickoff return, followed it up with a 70-yard touchdown catch on his first offensive snap and later took a 49-yard screen pass streaking down the sideline for six more points. — Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

But moments later, another camera at a drive-through caught the lights of the plane streaking through the night sky toward the ground at a sharp angle. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Arguably Washington’s biggest highlight of training camp came Monday when Willis spotted the third-year receiver streaking across the field and fired a deep ball for what would have been a 30-yard gain. — Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Using a soft brush mounted to the pole, scrub the wall in 10-foot sections from bottom to top to avoid streaking. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

How to spot Perseid shooting stars Perseid meteors can be spotted anytime after dark from tonight onwards, streaking away from a patch of sky, or radiant, located close to the red supergiant star Eta Persei in the constellation Perseus. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 July 2026