What does streaking mean?
Streaking means present participle and gerund of streak.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of streak.
the streakings of fat in bacon
The fad began with a lone male running naked across the Florida State University campus several weeks ago. Students on other campuses began streaking in pairs, then groups, and were joined by some coeds. Then it became a numbers game for the “national streaking title.”
By February 1974, a fad labeled “streaking” had crystalized on scores of college, and even some high school, campuses across the United States.
Canadian Football League spokesman Shawn Lackie called streaking the “flavour of the day,” but added it's not a growing problem.
Use streaking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Streaking means present participle and gerund of streak.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the streakings of fat in bacon
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