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Rarebarnstorming
The correct spelling is barnstorming.
How to pronounce barnstorming
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.To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
- 2.To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
- 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.The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
adjective
- 1.Highly theatrical (used especially of a performance)
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