Word Finder - barking

definition

To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

example

The neighbour's dog is always barking.

synonyms

• give tongue

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To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

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To speak sharply.

example

The sergeant barked an order.

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To strip the bark from; to peel.

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To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.

example

to bark one’s heel

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To girdle.

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To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.

example

bark the roof of a hut

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Who or that barks or bark.

example

a barking dog

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Completely insane.

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• three stops short of Dagenham

He gets his living by barking trees.

Josh snatched the phone from her hand, barking at Alex.

Memon presided over all before him, at times as still as the statues lining the halls and at times barking orders for more wine or shouting at servants who placed food wrong on the tables.

Petrarch refuses to believe that any good thing can come out of Arabia, and speaks of Averroes as a mad dog barking against the church.

It was probably about this time that Erconwald, afterwards bishop of London, founded the monastery of Barking.

Pop. of urban district of Barking town (1891) 14,301; (1901) 21,547.

Next to the riddles, Aldhelm's best-known work is De Laude Virginitatis sive de Virginitate Sanctorum, a Latin treatise addressed about 705 to the nuns of Barking, 2 in which he commemorates a great number of saints.

Methinks I hear them barking behind the Peterboro' Hills, or panting up the western slope of the Green Mountains.

The manor at the Domesday Survey was in the possession of the nunnery at Barking, but the borough includes several estates, such as the manor of Lyllestone in the west, the name of which is preserved in Lisson Grove.

The Lea separates the county of London from Essex, but the townships of West Ham and Stratford, Barking and Ilford, Leyton and Walthamstow continue the metropolis in this direction almost without a break.

It belonged to the convent at Barking, Essex, and was the burial-place of many who were executed at the scaffold on Tower Hill.

The musk deer is found in the snows, and the barking deer on every hill side.

There are actually two distinct systems, north and south of the Thames, having separate outfall works on the north and south banks of the river, at Barking and Crossness.

Tribes that of one family with another shows also that some are vocalic and soft, others wide in the range of sounds, while a third set are harsh and guttural, the speaking of them (according to Payne) resembling coughing, barking and sneezing.

Even the London street dogs, as Sydney Smith said, joined with O'Connell in barking" God save the Queen."Oxford seems to have been craving for notoriety; but it may be doubted whether the jury who tried him did right to pronounce his acquittal on the ground of insanity.

He was buried in the chancel of All Hallows, Barking, whence his body was removed on the 24th of July 1663 to the chapel of St John's College, Oxford.

The only drawback to these good qualities is a certain liability to warp and bend, unless very carefully seasoned; for this purpose it is recommended to be left floating in water for a year after felling, and then allowed some months to dry slowly and completely before sawing up the logs; barking the trunk in winter while the tree is standing, and leaving it in that state till the next year, has been often advised with the larch as with other timber, but the practical inconveniences of the plan have prevented its adoption on any large scale.

One night after chores, Carmen, Jonathan and Destiny were eating supper when Brutus started barking.

His body was buried first at All Hallows, Barking, and then removed to St.

The ancient Greeks symbolized it as a man walking, with his right hand grasping a club, and his left extending upwards and holding the leash of two dogs, which are apparently barking at the Great Bear.

Other species include the hog deer (C. porcinus), the barking deer or muntjac (Cervulus muntjac), and the chevrotain or mouse deer (Tragulus meminna).

These are P. megapodius, called El Turco by the natives, which is noticeable for its ungainly appearance and awkward gait; the P. albicollis, which inhabits barren hillsides and is called tapacollo from the manner of carrying its tail turned far forward over its back; the P. rubecula, of Chiloe, a small timid denizen of the gloomy forest, called the cheucau or chuca, whose two or three notes are believed by the superstitious natives to be auguries of impending success or disaster; and an allied species (Hylactes Tarnii, King) called the guid-guid or barking bird, whose cry is a close imitation of the yelp of a small dog.

Barking was celebrated for its nunnery, one of the oldest and richest in England, founded about 670 by Erkenwald, bishop of London, and restored in 970.

They were within 100 votes of winning Village ward, also in Barking, in a subsequent council by-election.

If only all barking dog problems were solved so easily!

By delivering a small static shock to your dog, they can be used to deter unacceptable behaviors such as nuisance barking or to reinforce your verbal commands.

When I take her for walks she walks behind me until we head back, then she starts barking and trying to nip my calf.

As you begin to head home, walk with a purpose and do not give her attention for the barking.

For those of you who do not know, I have written four cookbooks, three of them being doggie cookbooks, called, No Barking at the Table I & II, and the revised No Barking at the Table III.

Here are a few tips from Wendy Nan Rees on how to put an end to nuisance barking.

When I let my three boys and my roommate's dog out, the barking became UN-stoppable!

We'd all like our dogs to bark when we need to be alerted to strangers and other kinds of hazards, but it's important to teach your dog to stop barking when you tell him to.

This is especially important if your community has an ordinance regarding nuisance barking.

Well, this was too much excitement for him and he let out his stress by barking at everything that moved.

Then when he stops barking it's important to praise him while actually using his name, such as "Good boy, Senny!".

This should startle him enough to interrupt the barking without harming him.

The Bark Solver is another product that can help eliminate nuisance barking.

The Two-Way dog training collar is another possible barking solution.

Dogs do not like the loud sound, and it can stop barking on a dime.

If you find you need outside help to break your dog of the barking habit, don't hesitate to talk to your vet or a dog trainer.

These people have a lot of experience handling all sorts of canine problems, and believe me, this won't be the first time any one of them has been asked how to stop a dog from barking.

Nuisance barking is a complaint shared by many pet owners, as well as their neighbors.

This may regain her attention and help stop the barking.

She has become extremely attached to me, far more than usual, and she is guarding the house and barking at anything odd.

Recently, the Brittany has decided that he is unhappy in the crate and begins barking almost immediately.

There are a few things that you can do to keep your working dog entertained that do not involve running, bounding, barking, jumping, spinning, and all of his other normal activities.

Whether your dog has a long history of resisting your best training efforts or you simply want to discourage nuisance barking, using this collar just might shorten the amount of time it takes to train your pet.

When he was a young dog, his family thought that he was barking at skate boards because he did not like them.

How will you handle behavioral problems such as housebreaking, digging, chewing, barking and nipping?

This recipe is from No Barking At the Table by Wendy Nan ReesNow I bet you are surprised by tuna.