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barking

[bahr-king] / ˈbɑr kɪŋ /




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When that didn’t address the five-year-old rescue dog’s barking or jumpiness on walks, they visited Lee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As cars pulled up to the chapel, the sound of Father Roy Snipes' barking dogs signalled his arrival.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

You are both barking up the wrong tree.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But Monique was already grabbing the telephone, barking out orders.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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