Barking
noun
a borough of Greater London, England.
Barking
American
[bahr-king]
/ ˈbɑr kɪŋ /
noun
barking
British
/ ˈbɑːkɪŋ /
adjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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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
He's the chief executive of Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust - and says the number of people coming through the front doors is at a record high.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Dominic Twomey, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said child poverty remained a serious issue in the borough.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
Try five questions from The Barking Dog's pub quizzes in recent weeks.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Barking orders, she got the camera crew and the sound guy in position next to some evergreen bushes.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
There is the intermittent purr of generators, dogs barking, and, from time to time, the dry clack of domino tiles echoing in the street.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
To help motivate him through the challenge, one of the videos he received , externalwas of his dog Barney frantically barking at foxes in their garden.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Marseille answers the door and the officers see the large barking dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
See: The big dogs of the dot-com era are barking again, 25 years later.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
“The moment I laid eyes on those three, barking and running wild in the forest, it came to me. ‘
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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