Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A streak; a stripe.
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- verb Present participle of
streak .
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Examples
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While it can be debated as to whether streaking is truly sexual harassment, it is clearly not the same as rape.
Campus Crime Junk Stats? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Linesmen: SummaryBack to topBoyes scores twice, Weight ends scoring drought in streaking Blues '4-3 victory over Oilers
USATODAY.com 2007
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The Yankees came in streaking, overcoming a 21-29 start to win the AL wild card.
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He immediately Pushed, sending the coins streaking away — but they were only a distraction.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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Preki started the play by finding fellow midfielder Chris Klein streaking down the right wing.
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The playmaking of Preki yielded a golden opportunity as the veteran spotted teammate Chris Klein streaking down the right side.
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He slavers over the idea of streaking her eyes to make her full of "hateful fantasies" and gloats over the prospect of her waking next to some "vile thing."
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He slavers over the idea of streaking her eyes to make her full of "hateful fantasies" and gloats over the prospect of her waking next to some "vile thing."
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Now, I've got to admit, although "streaking" is a fad we all wish would make a comeback, you've got to hand it to this guy for pulling such a stunt in January in Washington, rather than waiting until at least the cherry blossoms had peeked out.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [106] -- Election Season Begins 2010
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In Boulder last year, a highly publicized "streaking" incident has threatened to land the streakers on sex offender lists.
Doyle Albee: Sex Offender Lists Need to be For Sex Offenders, Not Pranksters 2009
chained_bear commented on the word streaking
In tiddlywinks, "a perversion in which the goal is to pot as many winks in a row as possible without missing."
—Rick Tucker, Lexicon.
In college, "running around naked."
—chained_bear, Wordie.org, "streaking."
August 27, 2008