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    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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Reform UK is also hoping to make gains in areas of London declaring later, including the outer boroughs of Bromley and Barking & Dagenham.

From BBC May 8, 2026

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

The BBC was able to compare current performance with the position 12 months ago at all but two hospital trusts – data was not available for Sheffield and Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospital trusts.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

Here at the Barking Dog on a damp, dark Wednesday night this week, BBC News has come along to witness the first edition of the quiz since the scandal emerged.

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

As the officers ask Marseille to put the dog away, bodycam video shows the second officer unholstering his gun and backing away from the barking dog.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Marseille answers the door and the officers see the large barking dog.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

The big dogs of the dot-com era are barking again, some for the first time in many years.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

He can often be seen sunning himself on the dock, with other sea lions dozing or barking away nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

He took one look at Tiamat and began barking and lunging at her.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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