Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of stripping bark from trees, of removing a ring of bark from a tree so as to kill it, or of scraping dead bark from fruit-trees to promote their growth.
- noun The operation of tanning leather with bark; also, the operation of dyeing fabrics with an infusion of bark.
- noun The uttering of an abrupt explosive cry, as that of a dog.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
bark . - adjective Who or that barks or bark.
- adjective British slang Short for
barking mad . - noun The action of the verb to
bark .
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Examples
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You've heard the expression 'barking up the wrong tree'?
Mark C. Miller: Man Locates Right Tree to Bark Up Mark C. Miller 2011
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Too bad they don't live within "barking" distance of each other for easy visits!
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The barking is a "noise" violation in most places too.
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The barking is a "noise" violation in most places too.
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I was alone at home working on a project when I heard Austin barking and growling in a fierce "Danger's Here, Get Out Here Now, Boss" voice.
When Good Dogs Die 2009
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It was crowded with youths and young men who were singing songs and ever and again barking out college yells.
Chapter 3 2010
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I was alone at home working on a project when I heard Austin barking and growling in a fierce "Danger's Here, Get Out Here Now, Boss" voice.
When Good Dogs Die 2009
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When Joe used his locator crow call, an Airedale came snarling and barking from a nearby house.
Close Encounter 2008
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And, after hearing our dog barking from the patio, George would ask about her also.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Farewell to George Putnam, the Dean of Talk Radio 2008
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And, after hearing our dog barking from the patio, George would ask about her also.
hernesheir commented on the word barking
"You must be careful to insert complete route on strap tag", in the abbreviated language of railroad telegraphers. --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.
January 20, 2013