Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barking

/ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: bark-ing
IPA: /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bark

adj

Clipping of barking mad.

Slang

noun

The action of the verb to bark.

name

A town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4484).

name

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0753).

Example Sentences

"He’s going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking!"
"Old pigtailed seamen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat casks; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughter-houses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen no more."

Etymology

From Middle English berkyng, berkande, equivalent to bark + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: berkyng
Suffix: bark

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbɑːkɪŋ/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more barking (comparative) most barking (superlative) barkings (plural)

Derived Forms

barkingly nonbarking Barkingside

Phrases

barking boobook barking dogs seldom bite barking owl Barking and Dagenham Barking Creek Barking Riverside

Synonyms

latrant three stops short of Dagenham 5150 bananas barking barking mad buggish buggy bughouse barmy batchy batpoop

Rhymes With

parking marking embarking sparking remarking harking sharking arcing

Questions

How do you pronounce barking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/.
What does barking mean?: present participle and gerund of bark
Where does barking come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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