Barking

[bahr-king]

noun

1. a borough of Greater London, England.

barking

/ ˈbɑːkɪŋ /

adjective

1. mad; crazy

adverb

1. (intensifier)

   barking mad

Example Sentences

The Financial Times reported that its chief executive, Yann Leriche, told the newspaper it had scrapped plans to reopen a freight terminal in Barking and to run a new direct freight service from Lille.

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Little wonder the past holds an irresistible allure for Bert, who immediately heads back and plants himself just where and when he met Carmen and Virginia, with Carmen making the same complaint about her barking dogs.

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Ama gestures toward a pretty girl on the bow of the ship, barking orders to the crew.

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Lala nods with fervor, turns, and begins barking orders to her staff.

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“That is to say, just like we Ashtons—for though I am a Lumley, it seems I am somehow part of that mysterious, curséd family tree as well, and so are my dear Incorrigibles! Oh, if only Simon would write to me with Madame Ionesco’s instruction about how to undo this wolfish curse before it is too late! For time is running out, and the Barking Baby Ashton will be arriving all too soon. . . .”

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Related Words

• clamor 
• cry 
• growl 
• grumble 
• mutter 
• roar 
• snarl 
• yell