If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.
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Barking
//ˈbɑɹkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "barking" (117 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (35)
Related words (58)
Adjective(53 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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19 translations across 12 languages.
Belarusian
3 entries- брэх noun (Translations)
- гаўканне noun (Translations)
- звяга noun (Translations)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 吠叫 noun (Translations)
- 犬吠 noun (Translations)
Dutch
1 entries- geblaf noun (Translations)
French
1 entries- aboiement noun (Translations)
German
2 entries- Bellen noun (Translations)
- Gebell noun (Translations)
Hindi
1 entries- बुक्कन noun (Translations)
Italian
1 entries- abbaiamento noun (Translations)
Russian
1 entries- лай noun (Translations)
Sanskrit
1 entries- बुक्कन noun (Translations)
Spanish
4 entries- ladradera noun (Translations)
- ladradura (disused) noun (Translations)
- ladrería noun (Translations)
- ladrerío noun (Translations)
Turkish
1 entries- havlama noun (Translations)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гавкіт noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I'm not a toothless barking dog.
Source: tatoeba (22603)
I heard a dog barking in the distance.
Source: tatoeba (25860)
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Source: tatoeba (29918)
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