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  • Barking
    Barking
    noun
    a borough of Greater London, England.
  • barking
    barking
    adjective
    mad; crazy
Synonyms

Barking

American  
[bahr-king] / ˈbɑr kɪŋ /

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.

barking British  
/ ˈbɑːkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. mad; crazy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    barking mad
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Southern trains are not running between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until further notice and London Overground services between Richmond/Clapham Junction and Stratford and from Gospel Oak to Barking may also be affected.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Dominic Twomey, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said child poverty remained a serious issue in the borough.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Huddled around their tables, locals poured into The Barking Dog each week to take on a pub quiz - but one thing was amiss.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Try five questions from The Barking Dog's pub quizzes in recent weeks.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Barking, lifting his paws excitedly, then dashing away from us.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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