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
Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
She is seen barking as the humpback whale turns its head toward her, then briefly comes to the surface for air.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Sapsuckers peck a lacy pattern into the bark of certain trees, either consuming the sap that oozes out directly and/or eating the insects drawn to it.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
One sits on a roof; another in a ditch by the side of a dirt road; another near a man barking through a megaphone, trying to sell a dishwasher.
—Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
She is seen barking as the humpback whale turns its head toward her, then briefly comes to the surface for air.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
Some have experienced smoke damage and may have looked dead in their bare winter appearance, but a scratch beneath the bark’s surface shows that many of the trees will regrow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Sapsuckers peck a lacy pattern into the bark of certain trees, either consuming the sap that oozes out directly and/or eating the insects drawn to it.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bark
Noun
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McPherson preached aboard the ship, and its passengers, spellbound by her blossoming charisma and moved by her plight, gathered just enough funds to buy the young widow and her baby train tickets to New York City, where Minnie would meet them in the fall of 1910.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Nimitz replaced sister ship USS Carl Vinson as the latter was retasked by the Pentagon from the region to the Middle East.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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That same weekend, to celebrate Juneteenth, a replica of the historic schooner Amistad—that became famous after a group of enslaved Africans led a successful revolt—will drop anchor in Oak Bluffs and offer free public tours (June 16-19).—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2023
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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Taiwan's Pan Chao frigate (PFG2-1108) monitors PLAN Siming Shan Type 071 LPD (986) and Qiandaohu Type 903 replenishment ship (886).—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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 move makes the yacht’s interior volume, already considerable at 500 gross tons, feel significantly larger.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s on top of a planned yacht, Emerald Kaia, that’s scheduled to launch in 2026.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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