BARKING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

barking 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of bark

as in peeling

to remove the natural covering of barking a tree will probably kill it

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2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of bark

as in shouting

to speak sharply or irritably the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

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Recent Examples of barking

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Rubber-bullet shooters and a barking K-9 unit trailed behind. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The barking bunch performed unbelievable tricks in sync with music and choreography, leading to their victory. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 In one home, barking fell from 161 barks per hour to 40, a 75% reduction. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 This type of reinforcement can not only disrupt barking at that moment but also decrease unwanted behaviors. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Rich Sommer gives us the voice of Kavanaugh extolling the pleasures of beer and barking at senators who pointedly ask about the extent of his drinking. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Sound Recognition can alert the hard-of-hearing to common sounds, such as blaring alarms and barking dogs. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 After hearing his little, old hard-of-hearing dogs barking, Thomas Vander Wende woke up and went outside his cabin at Green Valley Lake. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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The State Russian Museum revealed that the museum’s specialists repaired areas of peeling, applying primer and paint across the entire surface of the canvas and completed the restoration with a varnish coating.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Minimize direct exposure while your skin is red, peeling, swollen, crusted, or otherwise healing.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of peeling

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Hugh Milner showed up in front of the car and allegedly began shouting at the people inside.

— Jessie DiMartino, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
These steals are worth shouting about, with Shark Beauty, Elemis, mature-friendly brands, and viral K-beauty brands—Anua, Laneige, and Medicube—already on sale for up to 35% off.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouting

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Since 2024, the company has made clear its traditional customer base just isn’t all that interested in a car that doesn’t come with a snarling combustion engine.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort Lauderdale and snarling traffic in both counties.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarling

Verb

Cunningham was upset with the call, meanwhile, Wilson was seen yelling and pointing at a fan a few rows from courtside.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Tempers flared and people from both sides were yelling in each other’s faces, while Bloomingdale police officers intervened.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of yelling

Verb

In reviewing the body camera footage, police found that the child was standing on the stairwell at one point and was screaming while holding her left arm up in the air, according to the warrant affidavit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Mahomes’ emotion seemed to bubble over in the second quarter, with CBS cameras catching the quarterback screaming at offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of screaming

Verb

Dogs and cats may be triggered by this distinctive smell and show unusual behavior when skunks are nearby, such as sniffing or pawing the dirt around the burrow or becoming more protective by growling or hovering near the entrance.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Video captured from the drone’s perspective and released on Facebook, shows the frustrated bobcat standing by a staircase, growling and arching its back at the hovering machine.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of growling

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