barking

n. bark sound

adj. that makes a barking sound; abrupt, harsh (about a sound); (British offensive Slang) very irrational, insane

v. make a dog-like cry; speak harshly and loudly; remove bark from a tree

Barking is a suburban town in east London, England and the main district of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is a retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough and 9.1 miles (14.6 km) east of Charing Cross.
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Barking! is a British children's TV series shown on CITV. It stars Kate Magowan as Jezza, a teenage girl with a talking dog named Georgie, voiced by Will Mellor. Other major characters in the show include Jezza's mother, Pippa (Robin Weaver), her stepbrothers Dan (Adam Scourfield) and Ollie (Tom Millner), and her stepfather, Greg (Charles Dale).
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Bark the rind or outer cortical cover of the woody parts of a plant, tree, or shrub. cramp bark the dried bark of Viburnum opulus, the high bush [more]Barking - Community and Resources

Noun
1. tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) cinnamon, cinnamon bark
(part-holonym) trunk, tree trunk, bole
2. a noise resembling the bark of a dog
(hypernym) noise
3. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
(synonym) barque
(hypernym) sailing vessel, sailing ship
4. the sound made by a dog
(hypernym) cry
(hyponym) bow-wow
Verb
1. speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
2. cover with bark
(hypernym) cover
3. remove the bark of a tree
(synonym) skin
(hypernym) strip
4. make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
(hyponym) bay, quest
5. tan (a skin) with bark tannins
(hypernym) tan

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bark