barrelling

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A form of barrel — A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of barrel
nounbarrelling (countable and uncountable, plural barrellings)

plural barrellings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of barreling.
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APA

barrelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelling

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“barrelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelling.

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