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Barking

[ bahr-king ]

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


barking

/ ˈɑːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. mad; crazy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    barking mad

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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If there were an Oscar for the category "hard to watch," I'd have to nominate the video of Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., barking expletives at a constituent after he asked her if she would have a town hall soon.

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I told him, “Look, buster, you’re barking up the wrong tree.”

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The sounds of a scuffle and a dog barking are audible before Valdez says, “You’re hurting me.”

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“On the field, he’s got most of the guys’ attention, barking out instructions,” Martin said.

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Joe Bradshaw at Old Trafford: United boss Ruben Amorim bounced between standing on the balls of his feet like a coiled spring and relentlessly pacing his technical area, constantly barking out instructions and only pausing to drink from his bottle or usher coach Carlos Fernandes forward for both attacking and defensive set-pieces.

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