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barnstormbarnstorm /ˈbɑrnstɔrm/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYbarnstormOrigin: 1800-1900 barn + storm to attack; from the performance of traveling actors in barns VERB TABLEbarnstorm |
Present | I, you, we, they | barnstorm | | he, she, it | barnstorms | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | barnstormed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have barnstormed | | he, she, it | has barnstormed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had barnstormed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will barnstorm | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have barnstormed |
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Present | I | am barnstorming | | he, she, it | is barnstorming | | you, we, they | are barnstorming | Past | I, he, she, it | was barnstorming | | you, we, they | were barnstorming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been barnstorming | | he, she, it | has been barnstorming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been barnstorming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be barnstorming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been barnstorming |
1to travel from place to place making short stops to give political speeches or theater performances2to perform tricks and difficult movements in the air in a small airplane to entertain people [Origin: 1800–1900 barn + storm to attack; from the performance of traveling actors in barns]—barnstormer noun [countable]—barnstorming noun [uncountable] |