Get to know Barking better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Barking in a sentence
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Barking meaning
present participle and gerund of bark
Using Barking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of bark
- In the example corpus, barking often appears in combinations such as: barking and, barking at, in barking.
Context around Barking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barking
- In this selection, "barking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dog, detects, associate, orders, abbey and dogs stand out and add context to how "barking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dog barking and tricked and animal control barking identification fouling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barking" sits close to words such as absorbs, arenas and asda, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Behind her stood three armed officials in Nazi uniforms barking orders. (11 words)
My husband says to leave the dogs out there because they aren’t barking. (14 words)
Barking at cyclists and digging holes in the backyard are also high on the list. (15 words)
Last month a local police officer warned licence holders in Barking and Dagenham that “intelligence has been received that there is a very large-scale Travelling community funeral wake today in the borough of Barking and Dagenham”. (37 words)
The 66-year-old's book Barking!, which contains more than 200 images of a man's best friend, also shows the animals being carried in handbags, barking in the street and riding in bicycle baskets. (36 words)
A Labour activist posted pictures over the weekend of a banner with the slogan 'Darren Rodwell for Barking' being tied to headstones in the grounds of Barking Abbey. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Labour activist posted pictures over the weekend of a banner with the slogan 'Darren Rodwell for Barking' being tied to headstones in the grounds of Barking Abbey.
When the collar detects barking, it triggers the chosen corrective action, teaching the dog to associate barking with an unpleasant consequence.
Last month a local police officer warned licence holders in Barking and Dagenham that “intelligence has been received that there is a very large-scale Travelling community funeral wake today in the borough of Barking and Dagenham”.
The 66-year-old's book Barking!, which contains more than 200 images of a man's best friend, also shows the animals being carried in handbags, barking in the street and riding in bicycle baskets.
According to Meltzer, McMahon was in the gorilla position area all night during the show, but he was reportedly not barking orders at anyone.
After two days of this behavior, he noticed the dog barking at the back of the couch.
A local resident told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect was found hiding near a condo complex’s pool after dogs began barking at him.
Amended plans for a north Pembrokeshire dog exercise field, previously refused following a lengthy debate on the noise from barking dogs, have also been turned down.
Barking at cyclists and digging holes in the backyard are also high on the list.
Behind her stood three armed officials in Nazi uniforms barking orders.
Browne, of Rochester, Kent, and Hoppie, of Barking, east London, were both cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob.
Dachshunds are also known for their courageous nature, often barking louder than you would expect from their size.
Dog owners have a number of important responsibilities with strict laws on animal control, barking, identification, fouling, breeding and travelling.
Earl, a 12-year-old black dog who Dorr thinks is mostly Labrador, sits on one of the couches in the dog room, occasionally barking for attention.
Fearlessly, the tiny puppy ran after them, too, barking all the way," said Du Plessis.
He imitated a dog barking and tricked kids into thinking the fire station’s dalmatian statue was real.
He said the employee who opened fire was sitting in his truck when the dog, unleashed and barking, charged at him and shot it.
In the third round of his fight vs. Jubli, Breeden started barking and yelling USA while walking down his opponent.
It will see all of London covered by the new rules, including parts of 'historic Essex' such as Romford, Dagenham and Barking.
My husband says to leave the dogs out there because they aren’t barking.
Common combinations with barking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- barking and 20×
- barking at 17×
- in barking 12×
- dog barking 11×
- dogs barking 11×
- of barking 10×
- and barking 10×
- barking dog 10×
- barking dogs 8×
- started barking 8×