English
barking
see also: Barking
Verb
  1. present participle of bark#English|bark
Adjective

barking

  1. Who or that barks or bark.
    a barking dog
  2. (British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
    He's going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking!
Noun

barking (plural barkings)

  1. The action of the verb to bark.
    • 1905, John Masefield, Sea Life in Nelson's Time
      Old pigtailed seamen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat casks; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughter-houses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen no more.
Translations
Barking
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɪŋ(ɡ)/
Proper noun
  1. A town in eastern Greater London.
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