bark

bark
[[t]bɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]]
barks, barking, barked
1) VERB When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.

Don't let the dogs bark...

[V at n] A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.

N-COUNT
Bark is also a noun.

The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.

2) VERB If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.

[V at n] I didn't mean to bark at you...

[V n] A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order. [Also V with quote]

3) N-UNCOUNT Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
4) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. [INFORMAL]

She was used to Wu's invective. Usually, his bark was far worse than his bite.

5) be barking up the wrong treesee tree

English dictionary. 2008.

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