barking
adjective
[ ˈbɑːkɪŋ ]
• completely mad or demented.
• "we are all a bit barking"
bark
verb
• (of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.
• "a dog barked at her"
• utter (a command or question) abruptly or aggressively.
• "he began barking out his orders"
Similar:
say/speak brusquely,
say/speak abruptly,
say/speak angrily,
snap,
snarl,
growl,
shout,
bawl,
cry,
yell,
roar,
bellow,
thunder,
holler,
Origin:
Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break1.
bark
verb
• strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).
• "they had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood"
• tan or dye (leather or other materials) using the tannins found in bark.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr ; perhaps related to birch.
