"streaking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: streakings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} streaking (plural streakings)
  1. Condition of being streaked; a streak.
    Sense id: en-streaking-en-noun-bIVG-8Ux
  2. The act of running naked through a public area.
    Sense id: en-streaking-en-noun-YNrWQPgQ

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} streaking
  1. present participle and gerund of streak Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: streak
    Sense id: en-streaking-en-verb-E9E5SOQF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 89

Inflected forms

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          "text": "the streakings of fat in bacon"
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