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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
bark .
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Examples
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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
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As Aziz looked at the monitors, the walkie-talkie on his hip squawked and his name barked forth.
Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 1999
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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
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She heard her name barked, reverberating through corridors like a solitary drunk.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Overhearing my own name barked into the transmitter, I listened without scruple.
Branded Francis Lynde 1893
bilby commented on the word barked
"Build me a boat! Now!" barked Tom.
December 18, 2007