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The correct spelling is barks.
How to pronounce barks
noun
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The correct spelling is barks. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. For example: "The neighbour's dog is always barking."
Usage Examples
“The neighbour's dog is always barking.”
“The sergeant barked an order.”
“to bark one’s heel”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
- 2.An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
- 3.The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
- 4.Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
- 5.Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
verb
- 1.To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
- 2.To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
- 3.To speak sharply.
- 4.To strip the bark from; to peel.
- 5.To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
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