Definitions For Barking

Etymology 1

from middle english berkyng, berkande, equivalent to bark + ing.

Verb

{{present participle of, en, bark, nocat=1}}

Derived terms

barking dogs seldom bite

Adjective

Who or that barks or bark. : a barking dog (British slang) {{clipping of, en, barking mad}} : He's going to run the marathon in this hot weather dressed as Donald Duck – he must be barking!

Etymology 2

from middle english berkyng, berking, berkynge, equivalent to bark + ing.

Noun

BARKING (plural BARKINGs) The action of the verb to bark.

Translations

{{trans-top}} Dutch: geblaf, n French: aboiement, m German: Bellen, n, Gebell, n Italian: abbaiamento, m Russian: лай, m

Anagrams

braking

Is Barking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Barking is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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