Barking

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  • v. Present participle of bark.
  • adj. Who or that barks or bark.
  • adj. Short for barking mad.
  • n. The action of the verb to bark.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The uttering of an abrupt explosive cry, as that of a dog.
  • n. 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.
  • n. The operation of tanning leather with bark; also, the operation of dyeing fabrics with an infusion of bark.
  • Word Usage
    "It was crowded with youths and young men who were singing songs and ever and again barking out college yells."
    Equivalent
    barque   
    Verb Form
    barked    barkes    barking    barks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mouth    verbalise    speak    verbalize    utter    talk    tan    noise    sailing vessel    sailing ship   
    Variant
    girdle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rind    skin    peel    cortex    liber    cork    tan    Dita    cambium    hat   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ark    Clark    Clarke    Lark    Marc    Mark    Merc    Park    Sark    Spark   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wood    twig    trunk    branch    root    timber    leaf    skin    stick    cloth