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Meaning of Barking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈbɑɹkɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to bark.
  2. A town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4484).
  3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0753).

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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