Barking

[ bahr-king ]

/ ˈbɑr kɪŋ /

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noun

a borough of Greater London, England.

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Words nearby Barking

barkentine, barker, barkhan, Barkhausen, Barkhausen effect, Barking, Barking and Dagenham, barking deer, barking frog, Bark is worse than his bite, Barkla

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How to use Barking in a sentence

For example, the Every One Every Day project in Barking and Dagenham in London aims to make practical participation in neighborhood projects inclusive and available to all residents.
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Back at police headquarters, Chief of Police Michael Floore Sr. ran out of the detective bureau, barking into a walkie talkie.
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For Holmes, this would mean considering all of the various ways in which a theft could occur without the guard dog barking.
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The Bears needed a shot of adrenaline to wake the barking dogs.
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Producers are barking into an earpiece to speed things up or slow things down.
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He awoke to dogs barking and gunshots, he said, and turned on a kerosene lantern to see what was going on.
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When Squinty thought this he stopped and looked carefully around for any signs of a barking dog.
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Just a little before daybreak they were all wakened by the bellowing of the oxen and the barking of dogs.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
But, though defeated, he showed his spirit by keeping up a frightful barking.
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Pincher, who followed close at her heels, gave an ominous growl, and burst off into a fresh paroxysm of barking.
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She made so much noise that Lance grabbed at her and tried to put her out of the room, Topsy still barking furiously.
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British Dictionary definitions for Barking

barking

/ (ˈbɑːkɪŋ) slang /

adjective

mad; crazy

adverb

(intensifier)barking mad

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