Barking - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɑːrkɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word barking
Brit.  |ˈbɑːkɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word barking
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to bark

verb

- Present participle of bark.

adjective

- Who or that barks or bark.
barking dogs
- (British slang) Short for barking mad.
He's going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking!

noun

- The action of the verb to bark.
Loud barking could be heard from the dog pound.
- A town in London.

Extra examples

There was a dog barking outside the house.

The dog's barking gave the alarm and the intruders were caught.

The dog was barking its fool head off.

The barking dogs disrupted my sleep.

The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.

All the dogs kept up a chorus of mingled whining and barking.

A dog started barking and lights came on in the house.

Neighbours complained to the police about the dogs barking.

I could hear a dog barking.

It's enough to send you barking mad (=completely crazy).

I wish that ruddy dog would stop barking!

The police spent three months barking up the wrong tree on the murder investigation.

The dog was wagging its tail / barking loudly / gnawing at a bone.

Barking is seven miles to the east of London

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