bark synonyms

bark

n.

  1. An outer covering, especially of trees

    rind, skin, peel, shell, case, crust, peeling, cork, husk, cortex, hide, pelt, coat; see also skin.

  2. A short, explosive sound

    yelp, yap, grunt; see noise 1.

  3. A ship

    vessel, sloop, brig; see boat, ship. See syn. study at skin.

bark

v.

  1. To emit a dog's characteristic sound

    yelp, yap, bay, howl, cry, growl, snarl, gnar, gnarl, yip, woof*, arf*. *

  2. To speak as though barking

    snap, snarl, growl; see yell.

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