Synonyms of barking

barking 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of bark

as in peeling

to remove the natural covering of

barking a tree will probably kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeling
• shelling
• scaling
• husking
• shucking
• skinning
• stripping
• flaying
• hulling
• exposing
• baring
• denuding
• paring

barking

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of bark

as in shouting

to speak sharply or irritably

the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouting
• snarling
• yelling
• screaming
• growling
• snapping
• shrieking
• grumbling
• ranting
• roaring
• sputtering
• raging
• raving
• fulminating
• venting
• exploding
• vituperating
• storming
• teeing off
• flaring (up)
• flipping (out)
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calming (down)
• simmering down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barking

Verb

This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026

My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks. — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

In the footage, the sound of barking can be heard coming from a dark crevice in the rubble. — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 July 2026

In footage posted on X by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, the dog named Giselle is heard barking from underneath the rubble as rescue team members attempt to locate the animal. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Zoom, Teams, and AirPods strip out the dog barking or the café behind you. — Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Before the Clark-Bonner scene, Cunningham stepped into the confrontation and pointed directly at Bonner, who continued barking at officials as teammates tried to pull her away. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Devers finally trudged off, hiding his face behind his helmet while barking something presumably terrible into it. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

As the officers ask Marseille to put the dog away, bodycam video shows the second officer unholstering his gun and backing away from the barking dog. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026