To Bark
- (intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
Synonym: give tongue
- (intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
- (transitive) To speak sharply.
| Usage notes |
Historically, bork existed as a past tense form and borken as a past participle, but both forms are now obsolete.
| Synonyms |
latrate (obsolete)