Synonyms of barks

barks 1 of 3

noun

plural of bark

as in ships

a boat equipped with one or more sails

took a small bark out on the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ships
• schooners
• yachts
• frigates
• sloops
• sailboats
• dinghies
• windjammers
• galleys
• vessels
• ketches
• cutters
• clippers
• yawls
• brigantines
• pinnaces
• corvettes
• knockabouts
• caravels
• sailers
• catamarans
• catboats
• junk
• galleons
• luggers
• shallops
• square-riggers
• outriggers
• sharpies
• keelboats
• cat rigs
• crafts
• piraguas
• bugeyes
• caïques
• xebecs
• bottoms

barks

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bark

as in peels

to remove the natural covering of

barking a tree will probably kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peels
• shells
• husks
• hulls
• scales
• skins
• flays
• strips
• shucks
• bares
• exposes
• pares
• denudes

barks

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bark

as in shouts

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

• shouts
• yells
• snarls
• growls
• screams
• snaps
• shrieks
• grumbles
• roars
• sputters
• rants
• rages
• raves
• fulminates
• explodes
• vituperates
• vents
• tees off
• flares (up)
• storms
• flips (out)
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms (down)
• simmers down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barks

Noun

There is a chorus of 14, singing sheep and a pair of dogs (hilariously portrayed by Catriona Hewitson and Edward Jowle), whose barks become words that Theresa understands as she becomes strung out. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Incense usually comes in either cone or stick form and is composed of fragrant material — usually resins, seeds, barks and flowers — that’s bound together using a combustible material. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

And while humans can often discern animal distress calls or differentiate dog barks, many animal noises may seem inconsequential to the untrained human ear. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026

One hums with high-speed drills and anxiety; the other echoes with joyful barks and tail wags. — Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026

On our third day, a late-afternoon beach landing on Sante Fe deposited us amid a colony of sleeping sea lions, their barks and coughs reverberating across the sandy shore. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026

That Doberman, the two black Labradors and a standard poodle better watch out for the two Chihuahuas, their barks say. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025

Verb

Despite his breed, Genji has yet to discover the famous Shiba scream and, in fact, barely barks. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Cumming barks in a jump-scare moment that takes the group by surprise. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

The dog searches, finds the person, barks, and receives the toy as his reward. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Early sips are big on citrus (specifically pomelo and lemon) and herbal tea, alongside lighter elements of cedar and birch barks. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Mac barks at Andi as the two of them drive home. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026

Much like a dog that barks at every little noise and passerby, my skin is reactive. — Devon Abelman, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026

Meanwhile, the same neighbor’s dog barks at all hours, day and night, and a large shoe rack sits outside her door — an eyesore and a fire code violation. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

The scolding was met with more meows and barks. — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026