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barnstorm

UK/ˈbɑːnstɔːm/US/ˈbɑɹnstɔɹm/

barnstorm verb: to travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.

Verb

barnstorm (third-person singular simple present barnstorms, present participle barnstorming, simple past and past participle barnstormed)

  1. (intransitive) To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
    • A pair of red boxing gloves dangles in the cabin of John N. Turner's plane as he barnstorms across Canada campaigning for the general election Nov. 21.1988 July 11, John F. Burns, “Once on the Ropes, Canadian Liberal Surges Back”, in The New York Times
    • A day after the end of an often contentious Republican State Convention, the party's endorsed candidates for governor and lieutenant governor barnstormed across the state today, talking with reporters, meeting supporters and chanting their campaign mantra: "It's Mario Cuomo's fault."1994 May 27, James Dao, “Republican Candidates Barnstorm, Outlining Platform”, in The New York Times
  2. (US, intransitive) To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
  3. (US, intransitive) Of a sports team, to travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds.
    • He also noted that “we’re in the business of promoting the game” in the United States, which is a task surely helped by the national team’s barnstorming persona.2013 June 17, Sam Borden, “To U.S. Soccer Team, Home Field Is an Ever-Changing Thing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Noun

barnstorm (plural barnstorms)

  1. A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group.

barnstorm meaning in Tamil

barnstorm in Tamil

வின்னூர்தி கரணம்

Forms of barnstorm

Verb
third-person singular presentbarnstorms
present participlebarnstorming
past participlebarnstormed
pastbarnstormed
Noun
pluralbarnstorms

Origin of barnstorm

From barn + storm (due to performances commonly delivered in barns).

Words formed from barnstorm

Questions about barnstorm

What does barnstorm mean?
Barnstorm means to travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
What is barnstorm in Tamil?
Barnstorm in Tamil is வின்னூர்தி கரணம். See Barnstorm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barnstorm?
Barnstorm can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce barnstorm?
Barnstorm is pronounced /ˈbɑːnstɔːm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of barnstorm?
The past tense of barnstorm is barnstormed.

Words near barnstorm in the dictionary

  1. barnstars
  2. Barnstead
  3. Barnston
  4. Barnstone
  5. Barnstons
  6. barnstorm
  7. barnstormed
  8. barnstormer
  9. barnstormers
  10. barnstorming
  11. barnstormingly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barnstorm (page history and authors); barnstorm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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