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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

Dominic Twomey, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said child poverty remained a serious issue in the borough.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 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

Barking, sharp, short, it’s like Ryder s saying, Here.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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