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
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Recent Examples of barking
Sergio Candido, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The trio has great comedic chemistry, with Marissa constantly exchanging witty barbs with Jamie and barking orders at Harper, while the latter two bond over their mutual messiness.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
And anyone who has tried to record a podcast while the neighbor has the leaf-blower out or their dog is barking will know that this sort of environmental control saves a whole lot of post-production time and headaches.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
As Dumars and Byrne, Damon and Affleck are reduced to growling law-enforcement speak, barking into walkie-talkies and carrying out every conversation while at least one hand rests on an automatic weapon—just in case someone bursts through the wall.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
On Saturday morning, the center received a report of barking from a remote canyon roughly a mile from where Lana was last seen.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The following morning, a resident called about a dog barking in a remote canyon roughly a mile from where the canine was reported missing.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The two then proceed to smell each other a few times, until the sound of another dog barking pulls Lottie away.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said the dogs were barking at the fence before they were sprayed.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The trio has great comedic chemistry, with Marissa constantly exchanging witty barbs with Jamie and barking orders at Harper, while the latter two bond over their mutual messiness.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
And anyone who has tried to record a podcast while the neighbor has the leaf-blower out or their dog is barking will know that this sort of environmental control saves a whole lot of post-production time and headaches.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
As Dumars and Byrne, Damon and Affleck are reduced to growling law-enforcement speak, barking into walkie-talkies and carrying out every conversation while at least one hand rests on an automatic weapon—just in case someone bursts through the wall.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
On Saturday morning, the center received a report of barking from a remote canyon roughly a mile from where Lana was last seen.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The following morning, a resident called about a dog barking in a remote canyon roughly a mile from where the canine was reported missing.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The two then proceed to smell each other a few times, until the sound of another dog barking pulls Lottie away.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Barking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barking. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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