barking

See also: Barking

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːkɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɪŋ
• Hyphenation: bark‧ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English berkyng, berkande, equivalent to bark +‎ -ing.

Verb

barking

1. present participle and gerund of bark

   Synonym: (now rare) latrant

Derived terms

• barking dogs seldom bite

Adjective

barking (comparative more barking, superlative most barking)

1. (British slang) Clipping of barking mad.

   Synonyms: three stops short of Dagenham; see also Thesaurus:insane

   He’s going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking!

Etymology 2

From Middle English berkyng, berking, berkynge, equivalent to bark +‎ -ing.

Noun

barking (plural barkings)

1. The action of the verb to bark.

   Synonym: (now rare) latration

   • 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

Translations

• Belarusian: брэх m (brex), гаўканне n (haŭkannje), звяга f (zvjaha)
• Dutch: geblaf (nl) n
• French: aboiement (fr) m
• German: Bellen n, Gebell (de) n
• Hindi: बुक्कन (hi) (bukkan)
• Italian: abbaiamento (it) m
• Russian: лай (ru) m (laj)
• Sanskrit: बुक्कन (sa) (bukkana)
• Turkish: havlama (tr)
• Ukrainian: гавкіт m (havkit)

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