barking - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Verb bark has 5 senses

bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"
--₁ is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

Derived form: noun bark₂
Sample sentence:
They bark that there was a traffic accident
bark - cover with bark
--₂ is one way to cover

Derived form: noun bark₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
bark, skin - remove the bark of a tree
--₃ is one way to strip

Derived form: noun bark₁
Sample sentence:
They bark the trees
bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
--₄ is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose

Derived forms: noun bark₄, noun barker₁, noun barker₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
bark - tan (a skin) with bark tannins
--₅ is one way to tan
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something