as in to snarl
to speak sharply or irritably
the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them
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as in ship
a boat equipped with one or more sails
took a small bark out on the lake
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
While Elias works night shifts, the dog is kept on the balcony barking, keeping Yannis awake.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
For much of the film, Strong sports a fake tan and Speedos, barking orders at the trembling man who would become the 45th U.S. President.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The two then barked at each other in the bottom of the sixth after Flaherty accused Machado of throwing a ball into the Dodgers dugout between innings.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Screaming, growling, hitting, barking, arguing with himself in three different voices.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
While Elias works night shifts, the dog is kept on the balcony barking, keeping Yannis awake.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
For much of the film, Strong sports a fake tan and Speedos, barking orders at the trembling man who would become the 45th U.S. President.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The two then barked at each other in the bottom of the sixth after Flaherty accused Machado of throwing a ball into the Dodgers dugout between innings.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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