different between barking vs yapping
barking
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b??k??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b??k??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k??
- Hyphenation: bark?ing
Etymology 1
From Middle English berkyng, berkande, equivalent to bark +? -ing.
Verb
barking
- present participle of bark
Derived terms
- barking dogs seldom bite
Adjective
barking (comparative more barking, superlative most barking)
- Who or that barks or bark.
- (British slang) Clipping of barking mad.
- Synonyms: three stops short of Dagenham; see also Thesaurus:insane
Etymology 2
From Middle English berkyng, berking, berkynge, equivalent to bark +? -ing.
Noun
barking (plural barkings)
- The action of the verb to bark.
- 1905, John Masefield, Sea Life in Nelson's Time
- Old pigtailed seamen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat casks; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughter-houses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen no more.
- 1905, John Masefield, Sea Life in Nelson's Time
Translations
Anagrams
- braking
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yapping
English
Verb
yapping
- present participle of yap
Noun
yapping (plural yappings)
- A sound that yaps.
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