Barking
Americannoun
adjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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The housing department has now said five of these areas - plus a proposal in South Barking that was also assessed by officials - will not be taken forward "at this stage".
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
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
Rob Hardie, co-director of the Barking Dog, says the cheating team was often getting the answers "pretty much 100% correct, which no one really does so it was a tell-tale sign that something was amiss".
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Fire crews were called to a property in Barking Road on Tuesday after two adults, the infant and a six-year-old attended hospital complaining about a smell of chemicals in a flat in Upton Park, Newham.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
Barking like a baboon, she ran off into the forest.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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