bark

[US]/bɑːk/
[UK]/bɑːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to make a loud, sharp sound like a dog
vt. to shout loudly
n. the sound a dog makes, the outer covering of a tree's trunk

Phrases & Collocations

tree bark

dog barking

bark at

cinnamon bark

pine bark

cassia bark

eucommia bark

bark beetle

Example Sentences

a short bark of laughter.

The bark peels off.

The dog barks at strangers.

she barked with laughter.

the distant bark of some farm dog.

the bark exfoliates in papery flakes.

slash the bark off the tree with a knife

Dogs always bark at strangers.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Judge Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, decided to exercise it sparingly.

he began barking out his orders.

Barker had been cut down by a sniper's bullet.

The quarterback barked out the signals.

barked my shin on the car door.

The officer barked out an order.

We found that birch bark could serve as paper.

I barked my shin on a tree stump.

A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.

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