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present participle and gerund of barnstorm examples
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical. quotations examples
The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material.
2018 September 20, Graeme Virtue, “Shania Twain review – barnstorming, thigh-slapping spectacular”, in The Guardian
countable and uncountable, plural barnstormings
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches. quotations examples
He'd been to plenty of barnstormings, but he had been one of those who watched, mainly because he could ill afford to spend the dollar or two the pilot charged for the ride.
2002, William V. Reynolds, Call of the Pines, page 122
Aviation stunts performed for a public audience. examples