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The correct spelling is streak.
How to pronounce streak
/stɹiːk/
nounIPA: /stɹiːk/
Say it like: Str-eek
The correct spelling is streak. An irregular line left from smearing or motion. For example: "The picture I took out the car window had streaks."
Usage Examples
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”
“She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- 2.A continuous series of like events.
- 3.The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
- 4.A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
- 5.A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
verb
- 1.To have or obtain streaks.
- 2.To run naked in public. (Contrast flash)
- 3.To create streaks.
- 4.To move very swiftly.
- 5.To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
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