Barking
noun
a borough of Greater London, England.
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Barking
American
[bahr-king]
/ ˈbɑr kɪŋ /
noun
barking
British
/ ˈbɑːkɪŋ /
adjective
adverb
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Recalling the moment he made it to his mother's house in Barking, he said: "They came running down the road to greet me."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Barking out orders: Stokes wants England to 'show a bit of dog'
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Barking, lifting his paws excitedly, then dashing away from us.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
The videos showed the officers expressed fear that the loudly barking dog would attack, though Marseille had assured them he was not aggressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 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
From out on the front step, J.W began barking his head off.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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