as in shouted
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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Recent Examples of barked
Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Another neighbor, Amber Udasco, said the family had a large dog that barked and that the family kept chickens on the side of their house.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Breakker hit a Super Spear on Penta for good measure as fans barked.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Drake Maye barked for the ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
The dogs barked and lunged at them.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Like a quarterback reading the defensive coverage before the snap, Nikola Jokic barked orders to his teammates.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Another man living in Jackson’s building said Jackson was ready to leave Carpenter on the street when the victim suddenly barked out an obscenity.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
This was mostly because Sonia was busy with the German shepherd, who slept behind a gate in the kitchen and barked frantically whenever another parent came to the door.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Another neighbor, Amber Udasco, said the family had a large dog that barked and that the family kept chickens on the side of their house.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Breakker hit a Super Spear on Penta for good measure as fans barked.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Drake Maye barked for the ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
The dogs barked and lunged at them.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Like a quarterback reading the defensive coverage before the snap, Nikola Jokic barked orders to his teammates.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Another man living in Jackson’s building said Jackson was ready to leave Carpenter on the street when the victim suddenly barked out an obscenity.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Barked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barked. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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