streaked

SaySTREEKT/stɹiːkt/

4 meanings of streaked

1
verb
Past tense and past participle of streak. Used for the past, or after have or was.
A shooting star streaked across the night sky.
Rain had streaked the dusty windows.
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2
adjective
Having long thin lines of another color.
The bird has a streaked brown chest.
She came back from the salon with streaked blond hair.
Similarstreaky, striped, veined, striated
3
adjective
Spoiled by long marks or smears.
The windows were still streaked after I washed them.
The new paint job looked streaked and patchy.
Similarstreaky, smudged

Less common meaning

4
adjectivedatedUS
Not feeling right, or not comfortable.
Grandma felt streaked all day after the long bus ride.
The new boy felt streaked in his stiff Sunday clothes and wanted to go home.
Similaruncomfortable, uneasy, unwell
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streaked is a form of streak

streak, verb: To move or run very fast. Full entry

Forms: streakstreaks he/she/itstreaking -ing formstreaked past tense, past participle
Spelling: streak → streaked: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /t/.

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