streaked
/striːkt/
verb
- Past tense of streak: moved very quickly in a straight line.
- The runner streaked past the finish line in record time.
- A shooting star streaked through the night sky.
- The cheetah streaked across the savanna after its prey.
- Past tense of streak: marked or covered with long, thin lines.
- The painter streaked the canvas with bold strokes of blue.
- Rain streaked the dusty windows of the old car.
- Tears streaked her face as she said goodbye.
Synonyms
adjective
- Marked with long, thin lines of a different color or substance.
- The marble countertop was streaked with veins of dark blue.
- The sky was streaked with pink and orange at sunset.
- Her hair was streaked with gray after years of hard work.
- Having a small amount of a particular quality or feature.
- His speech was streaked with humor, making the serious topic easier to hear.
- The novel is streaked with sadness beneath its cheerful surface.
- Her voice was streaked with nervousness as she began to sing.