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- Dictionarybarking/ˈbärkiNG/
noun
- 1. the making of a sharp explosive cry by a dog, fox, or seal: "the distant barking of a dog became audible"
- 2. the abrupt or aggressive utterance of a command or question: "his non-stop barking of orders"
adjective
- 1. (of a dog, fox, or seal) making a sharp explosive cry: "a barking dog woke us"
- 2. completely mad or crazy: informal British "we are all a bit barking"
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barking. adjective [ after verb ] UK old-fashioned informal us / ˈbɑːr.kɪŋ / uk / ˈbɑː.kɪŋ / (also barking mad, us / ˌbɑːr.kɪŋ ˈmæd / uk / ˌbɑː.kɪŋ ˈmæd /) Add to word list. crazy or extremely silly: She must have been barking mad to lend him so much money. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly.
1. a. : to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog. b. : to make a noise resembling a bark. 2. : to speak in a curt loud and usually angry tone : snap. 3. informal : to produce a usually sharp, sudden pain. … at 36 and with his mustache turning gray and his body barking back in pain, Luis DeLeon is in spring training with the Cubs.
n. 1. The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium. 2. A specific kind of bark used for a special purpose, as in tanning or medicine. tr.v. barked, bark·ing, barks. 1. To remove bark from (a tree or log). 2.
1. mad; crazy. adverb. 2. ( intensifier) barking mad. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. Barking in American English. (ˈbɑrkɪŋ ) former municipal borough of SE England: now, with Dagenham, constituting a borough ( Barking and Dagenham) of Greater London: pop. 144,000.
16 meanings: 1. the loud abrupt usually harsh or gruff cry of a dog or any of certain other animals 2. a similar sound, such as.... Click for more definitions.
noun. the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself. Tanning. a mixture of oak and hemlock barks. candy, usually of chocolate with large pieces of nuts, made in flat sheets.
Jun 20, 2024 · barking (comparative more barking, superlative most barking) (British slang) Clipping of barking mad. Synonyms: three stops short of Dagenham; see also Thesaurus: insane
