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bark

bark

69 1.0
A sharp loud sound that a dog makes
  • noun
  • /bɑrk/
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  • In the distance, he could hear the dog's bark echoing through the corridors.
  • dog bark

Or don't worry, his bark is worse than his bite.

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Examples

  • Actually, a dog's bark is worse than its bite.

  • And the dogs, whom she fears, might protect after all, bark, but now no sound comes out.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Except for the water and the bark of a dog, everything was quiet.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • It always makes me hear that dog's bark in my head.

  • Or don't worry, his bark is worse than his bite.

  • Cash's bark is worse than his bite.

  • I heard the dog's bark as it chased the mailman down the street.

  • The bark of the dog alerted me that someone was at the door.

  • When the stranger approached, the dog's bark became loud and aggressive.

Synonyms

woof
vsbark
50 1.0

A short sound a dog makes to show it is alert or happy

is sharper and higher pitched rather than low and deep
yelp
vsbark
42 2.8

A short, high sound like a dog makes when hurt or surprised

is a neutral sharp loud sound not tied to pain or excitement
yip
vsbark
22 7.6

A short, high bark made by a small dog or puppy

is fuller and louder rather than mainly high and tiny
ruff
vsbark
10 5.3

A short sharp sound a dog makes when it barks once

is louder and broader rather than only brief and sharp
whoof
vsbark
1 9.3

A loud deep sound like a dog's bark or a sudden rush of air

is sharper and higher pitched instead of deep and booming
bow-wow
vsbark
1 6.6

The sound a dog makes when it barks

is a real sharp loud animal noise rather than playful imitation
bowwow
vsbark
  • Baby Talk
1 6.5

A sound people say to copy a dog's bark

is the genuine sharp loud animal sound rather than a written imitation
arf
vsbark
9.7

A short sharp sound like a dog's bark

is generally louder and more forceful than this imitation
wuff
vsbark
9.7

A soft dog sound like a gentle bark

is sharper and louder, not soft or gentle

Idioms

15 6.5

To be wrong about who or what caused something

1 6.1

Talks in a threatening way but does not act

to bark yourself
  • Informal
1 9.9

To do something yourself instead of asking someone else to do it

9.9

To do a task yourself and take responsibility for what happens

To do work yourself when you hired someone else to do it

Compounds

1 6.5

A small beetle that bores tunnels in tree bark and often kills the tree

1 7.2

A light boat made from birch tree bark and used by Native people in North America

Dried tree bark with a warm, sweet smell used as a cooking spice

A very high, sharp sound a dog makes

bitter-bark
  • Specialized
9.9

A small shrub with large pink sepals that people use as medicine for fever

9.9

A tropical tree with smelly, poisonous bark and strong wood whose bark and seeds people use as medicine

9.9

A tropical American tree with rough, smelly poisonous outer layer and very hard wood used in traditional medicine

canella bark
  • Specialized
9.9

A spicy, fragrant inner bark from a small tropical tree used as a spice and medicine

Cartagena bark
  • Archaic
9.9

Bark from a Colombian tree people used long ago to make medicine for malaria

A fragrant bark from a small shrub for making incense and health drinks

Bark from a tree used as a spice that smells like cinnamon and tastes stronger

A Chinese tree with strong-smelling bark used to make a type of cinnamon

chestnut-bark disease
  • Specialized
7.4

A disease that kills American chestnut trees by making deep wounds in their bark

chittam bark
  • Archaic
9.9

Dried bark from a tree used as a natural laxative

chittem bark
  • Archaic
9.9

Dried bark used as a medicine to help people have a bowel movement

cinchona bark
  • Specialized
8.5

Dried bark from a tree used to make medicine for malaria

dita bark
  • Philippine
9.9

An evergreen tree from eastern Asia and the Philippines with large leathery leaves and small green white flower clusters

eleuthera bark
  • Specialized
9.9

A fragrant bark from a small shrub used to make incense and health drinks

angostura bark
  • Specialized
9.9

Bitter bark from a South American tree that flavors drinks and medicines

Small insect that lives on tree bark and eats fungi and dead plant parts

A small insect that lives on tree bark and eats mold or tiny plant bits

9.9

A shrub or small tree that grows in southern US swamps whose bark is used to treat fever

Jesuit's bark
  • Archaic
9.9

Bark from a tree used to make medicine for malaria

Peruvian bark
  • Archaic
9.9

Dried bark from a South American tree that contains quinine used to treat malaria

Fragrant bark from a tropical tree used for incense and traditional medicine

tapa bark
  • Specialized
9.9

Thin stringy bark from the paper mulberry tree used to make tapa cloth

tappa bark
  • Australian
9.9

Thin bark from the paper mulberry tree that people beat to make cloth in Polynesia

smooth bark kauri
  • Australian
9.9

A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building

spruce bark beetle
  • Specialized
8.0

A small insect that makes holes in the bark of spruce trees and often kills them

winter's bark
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American evergreen tree with aromatic bark used as a spice and medicine

winter's bark family
  • Specialized
9.9

A small group of mainly tropical shrubs and trees with scented bark

winter's bark tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American evergreen tree with fragrant leaves, bark used as medicine, and soft light wood

winter's bark
  • Literature
9.9

A South American tree bark used as a spice and traditional medicine

How Loud

to howl
30 2.9
bark
69 1.0
woof
50 1.0
yip
22 7.6
wuff
9.7
to whimper
69 3.3

Surface Forms

bark singular
barks plural

Etymology

Bark is a word made by copying the sharp noise dogs make, like 'woof', so it means the loud, short sound a dog makes.