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    barking
    /ˈbɑːkɪŋ/

    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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBARKING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopily. dorky. dottiness. dotty. dozily. in his/her/their wisdom idiom. in someone's infinite wisdom idiom. inadvisable. injudiciously

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › BarkingBarking - definition of Barking by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of barking as a slang adjective for mad or crazy, and as a former borough of London. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with barking.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BARK definition: 1. the hard outer covering of a tree 2. the loud, rough noise that a dog and some other animals…. Learn more.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › barkBark Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word bark, from the sound of a dog to the covering of a tree. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of bark.

  7. www.wordreference.com › definition › barkingbarking - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to rub off or scrape the skin of, as by bumping into something: to bark one's shins. to remove a circle of bark from; girdle. to cover, enclose, or encrust with or as if with bark. Clothing to treat with a bark infusion; tan. to strip the bark from; peel.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2. a similar sound, such as one made by a person, gun, etc. 3. See his or her bark is worse than his or her bite. verb. 4. (intransitive) (of a dog or any of certain other animals) to make its typical loud abrupt cry. 5. (intransitive) (of a person, gun, etc) to make a similar loud harsh sound.