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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of bark.

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Examples

  • Hed made it to within a few feet of his own office when he heard his name barked by an all-too-familiar voice.

    Extreme Measures Vince Flynn 2009

  • As Aziz looked at the monitors, the walkie-talkie on his hip squawked and his name barked forth.

    Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 1999

  • As Aziz looked at the monitors, the walkie-talkie on his hip squawked and his name barked forth.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997

  • She heard her name barked, reverberating through corridors like a solitary drunk.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • And then, as he leaped cleanly and well, one lone rifle barked from the pit, and he doubled up in mid-air, struck the ground in a ball, and like a ball bounced from the impact, and came down in a broken heap.

    THE SUNLANDERS 2010

  • During the performance of Ehab Khalid, a 23-year-old painter from Baghdad, Amin barked out "Stop!" as the beat of a helicopter passed overhead.

    Who will become the next 'Iraq Star'? Stay tuned 2006

  • The cow pony halted with a start; the rider jerked straight in his saddle; the echo of the call barked back from some angling cliff face down the ravine.

    Way of the Lawless Max Brand 1918

  • And then, as he leaped cleanly and well, one lone rifle barked from the pit, and he doubled up in mid-air, struck the ground in a ball, and like a teal

    The Sunlanders 1902

  • WALLA WALLA - "About turn with your dogs and tug," Robin German barked to a small group of dogs, who seemed to lead their owners in what was supposed to be a square pattern, but the square was now looking more like a circle of prancing pups and tugging owners.

    Local News from union-bulletin.com 2009

  • Overhearing my own name barked into the transmitter, I listened without scruple.

    Branded Francis Lynde 1893

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  • "Build me a boat! Now!" barked Tom.

    December 18, 2007