- Bark
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbärk\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burgėti to growl
- Date:
- before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 a: to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog b: to make a noise resembling a bark
2: to speak in a curt loud and usually angry tone : transitive verb
1: to utter in a curt loud usually angry tone <an officer barking orders>
2: to advertise by persistent outcry <barking their wares>
— bark up the wrong tree : to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
bark. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bark
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