Synonyms for barking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bahr-king |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑr kɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for barking Other synonyms for the word barking
Définition of barking
Origin :- dog sound, Old English beorc, from bark (v.). Paired and compared with bite (n.) since at least 1660s; the proverb is older: "Timid dogs bark worse than they bite" was in Latin (Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Quintius Curtius).
- verb yelp
- verb shout
- The worst was, that they did not confine their demonstrations to barking.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- A Coyote came bounding and barking through the sage-brush after him.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
- In the village we were met by a number of dogs, all barking loudly.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- She only knew he was there because the dog at the priest's house was barking.
- Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
- Then, barking joyfully, he set off down the slope to the village.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- At the gate of Elm Cottage the dog came up to him, barking with glee.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Faster they ran up the street squealing, with Bruno barking behind.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various
- Dillon's gun joined Haggerty's in barking defiance into the night.
- Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- She broke off amid cries of applause, fierce as the barking of wolves.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- The dogs were barking angrily, and he heard a screen door slam.
- Extract from : « The Hoofer » by Walter M. Miller
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