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- [bahrn-stawrm]
- /ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/
- /ˈbɑːn.stɔːm/
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- [bahrn-stawrm]
- /ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/
Definitions of barnstorm word
- verb barnstorm When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows. 3
- verb barnstorm to tour rural districts putting on shows, esp theatrical, athletic, or acrobatic shows 3
- verb barnstorm to tour rural districts making speeches in a political campaign 3
- intransitive verb barnstorm to go about (the country) performing plays, giving lectures or campaign speeches, playing exhibition games, etc., esp. in small towns and rural districts 3
- intransitive verb barnstorm in the early days of aviation, to tour (the country) giving short airplane rides, exhibitions of stunt flying, etc. 3
- verb without object barnstorm to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns. 1
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Origin of barnstorm
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; barn1 + storm
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Parts of speech for Barnstorm
noun
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barnstorm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
barnstorm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for barnstorm
verb barnstorm
- canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- troupe — a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- tour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
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