Bark - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a noise resembling the bark of a dog
- a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts (syn: barque)
- the sound made by a dog
verb
- remove the bark of a tree (syn: skin)
- make barking sounds
Extra examples
He is no friend to the tree, that strips it of the bark.
Mice are apt to bark and to kill young trees.
The dog's bark and howl signify very different things.
Our dog always barks at the postman.
I don't like the way that the teacher barks at the children so unkindly.
The policeman barked out a warning as the gunmen appeared.
They had crossed the Atlantic in their barks.
The dog always barks at strangers.
'Don't just stand there, give me a hand,' she barked at the shop assistant.
I barked my shin against the step.
Amy's voice was a hoarse bark.
She barked into the dictaphone
The dogs barked at the stranger
The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.
...he was so intent on his work that he didn't hear the dog bark...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: bark
he/she/it: barks
present participle: barking
past tense: barked
past participle: barked
singular: bark
plural: barks
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