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
City News Service,
Daily News,
20 June 2026
That came after he was pulled in Game 4 and barked at his bench before heading down the tunnel.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Pavia barked back at critics during the Senior Bowl in January regarding his height.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
And while Eason, in particular, barked at the Lakers’ bench after his best game of the postseason, the Lakers seemed confident enough in their defense’s ability to turn a couple of those faucets off.
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Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
With his back against the wall sooner than anyone in the NBA expected, the first-year coach barked back at the notion that Jokic, Murray and the Nuggets don’t want this enough.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and carefully following the orders barked at them by the other side.
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Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Counting every hour, every day until— Somewhere beyond the bar, a dog barked.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Then Growler, a black labrador, barked.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
The department said the dog then emerged from the apartment, barked and charged toward an officer.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
20 June 2026
That came after he was pulled in Game 4 and barked at his bench before heading down the tunnel.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Pavia barked back at critics during the Senior Bowl in January regarding his height.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
And while Eason, in particular, barked at the Lakers’ bench after his best game of the postseason, the Lakers seemed confident enough in their defense’s ability to turn a couple of those faucets off.
—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
With his back against the wall sooner than anyone in the NBA expected, the first-year coach barked back at the notion that Jokic, Murray and the Nuggets don’t want this enough.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and carefully following the orders barked at them by the other side.
—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Counting every hour, every day until— Somewhere beyond the bar, a dog barked.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Then Growler, a black labrador, barked.
—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barked
Verb
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And as the little Argentinian peeled away towards his jubilant team-mates, smile painted across his face, another had fallen at his magical feet.
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In addition, Target has previously held promotions that give a year of Target Circle 360 to existing Target Circle members — so keep your eyes peeled.
Verb
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The 49ers wide receiver shouted out the Washington Commanders in an Instagram Story video Sunday.
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The lyrics are both whispered and nearly shouted.
Verb
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Traffic was snarled on Interstate 70 and other key arteries because of some combination of vague signage on parking passes or apps, accidents earlier in the afternoon, the lack of dedicated lanes for the bus system — why oh why couldn’t that be achieved in the master plan?
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An overnight traffic crash snarled traffic early Tuesday along Interstate 96 in Livingston County, Michigan.
Verb
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Skubal, making his second start since returning from surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow, struck out Colson Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and then pointed and yelled at Vasil in the Sox dugout.
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After a resident told him to stop, Haken allegedly yelled at and pushed the victim several times.
Verb
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Elena called for Harold, who ran out in his boxers — both men screamed at each other and threatened to call the cops.
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As the clock ran out, years of pain were screamed out in Frost Bank Center as the Spurs’ home court sounded like it was parked in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
Verb
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Toronto Blue Jays Add Former AL West Outfielder After an American League West division team cut ties with a young outfielder, the Blue Jays quickly snapped him up.
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Neither team scored after López snapped a 1-all tie in the fourth when his line drive rolled to the warning track in right and scored Stowers from first.
Verb
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Jack White, who growled and grinded as the singer/guitarist of the White Stripes and has since positioned himself as a primal rock god on his own, is showing a new side as a sculptor with a show opening in a London gallery run by none other than Damien Hirst.
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Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.
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“Barked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barked. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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