as in to snarl
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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as in ship
a boat equipped with one or more sails
took a small bark out on the lake
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Recent Examples of bark
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The radio barked out that the fire was now sweeping through the Palisades.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Though the other animals talk, Dog Man is nonverbal; his barks and howls are effective, and they are provided by writer/director Peter Hastings himself.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
And in the giant budget bill that Republicans are crafting that aims to massively reduce spending on programs, science is the dog that didn't bark: their 50-page list of hundreds of options for cuts contains exactly one relatively tiny rollback that would affect research.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The radio barked out that the fire was now sweeping through the Palisades.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
Beetles can become a serious pest by eating plants, leaves, and roots and by laying eggs on tree bark which damages our forests.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Though the other animals talk, Dog Man is nonverbal; his barks and howls are effective, and they are provided by writer/director Peter Hastings himself.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bark
Noun
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In separate raids on Crimean anchorages in February, May and June 2024, the USVs sank a corvette, a landing ship, a patrol boat and a tugboat.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The service tallied 296 battle force ships (aircraft carriers, submarines, surface combatants, amphibious ships, and logistics and support ships) in December.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What about a cold one in giant schooner on your lunch break?—
Miami Herald Archive,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The British Royal Navy's frigate also launched a Merlin helicopter from 814 Naval Air Squadron to ascertain valuable information aerially.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The navy would also need four submarines (including delaying one LA class retirement), three new destroyers, and three frigates to improve its flexibility for positioning maritime combat power, as well as six more logistics and support ships to keep the fleet at sea longer.—
Elaine McCusker,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The revelation comes after Ne-Yo flicked it up on a yacht earlier this month alongside three of his partners who go by the Instagram handles: Daddys_Pretty_Baby__, Phoneixx__feather, and ArielleHill.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Quentin died after Tanya shot him and other guests and crew members aboard his yacht on the way back to Taormina, Sicily.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bark. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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