bark
- noun
- /bɑrk/
- 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.
- Or don't worry, his bark is worse than his bite.
- So you learn it's like this guy's all bark, no bite.
- So I know their sounds, I know their different barks.
Examples
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Actually, a dog's bark is worse than its bite.
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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.
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Or don't worry, his bark is worse than his bite.
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Cash's bark is worse than his bite.
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I heard the dog's bark as it chased the mailman down the street.
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The bark of the dog alerted me that someone was at the door.
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When the stranger approached, the dog's bark became loud and aggressive.
Synonyms
A short sound a dog makes to show it is alert or happy
A short, high sound like a dog makes when hurt or surprised
A short, high bark made by a small dog or puppy
A short sharp sound a dog makes when it barks once
A loud deep sound like a dog's bark or a sudden rush of air
The sound a dog makes when it barks
A sound people say to copy a dog's bark
A short sharp sound like a dog's bark
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A light boat made from birch tree bark and used by Native people in North America
- Specialized
A small shrub with large pink sepals that people use as medicine for fever
- Indian
A tropical tree with smelly, poisonous bark and strong wood whose bark and seeds people use as medicine
- NSFW
A tropical American tree with rough, smelly poisonous outer layer and very hard wood used in traditional medicine
- Specialized
A spicy, fragrant inner bark from a small tropical tree used as a spice and medicine
- Archaic
Bark from a Colombian tree people used long ago to make medicine for malaria
- Specialized
A disease that kills American chestnut trees by making deep wounds in their bark
- Philippine
An evergreen tree from eastern Asia and the Philippines with large leathery leaves and small green white flower clusters
- Specialized
A fragrant bark from a small shrub used to make incense and health drinks
- Specialized
Bitter bark from a South American tree that flavors drinks and medicines
- US
A shrub or small tree that grows in southern US swamps whose bark is used to treat fever
- Archaic
Dried bark from a South American tree that contains quinine used to treat malaria
- Australian
Thin bark from the paper mulberry tree that people beat to make cloth in Polynesia
- Australian
A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building
- Specialized
A small insect that makes holes in the bark of spruce trees and often kills them
- Specialized
A South American evergreen tree with aromatic bark used as a spice and medicine
- Specialized
A small group of mainly tropical shrubs and trees with scented bark
- Specialized
A South American evergreen tree with fragrant leaves, bark used as medicine, and soft light wood
How Loud
Surface Forms
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.