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barkin'

barkin' is the pronunciation spelling of barking.

Meaning of barking

Noun

barking (plural barkings)

  1. The action of the verb to bark.
    • Old pigtailed seamen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat casks; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughter-houses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen no more.1905, John Masefield, Sea Life in Nelson's Time
    Synonyms:
    latration

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What is barkin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Barkin' is the pronunciation spelling of barking.

Words near barkin' in the dictionary

  1. Barkhausen effects
  2. Barkhouse
  3. Barkhouses
  4. barkier
  5. barkiest
  6. barkin'
  7. Barkindji
  8. barking
  9. Barking and Dagenham
  10. barking at print
  11. barking at the wrong tree

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