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barnstorming

The correct spelling is barnstorming.

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verb

Say it like: Bar-nst-orm-ing

The correct spelling is barnstorming. To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
  2. 2.To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
  3. 3.(of a sports team) To travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds. https//web.archive.org/web/20051201203635/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/numbers/173540.htmlhttps//web.archive.org/web/20070505133024/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-original-celtics.htmlhttps//web.archive.org/web/20070929004147/http://www.jimthorpe.org/jim_thorpe_athlete.php http//www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/sports/soccer/to-us-soccer-team-home-field-is-a-many-changing-thing.html?_r=2

noun

  1. 1.The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.

adjective

  1. 1.Highly theatrical (used especially of a performance)

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