Barking

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of bark, describing a dog producing sharp explosive sounds or a person speaking sharply and loudly.

“The dog had been barking at the fence all afternoon, unsettling the neighbours.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbɑːkɪŋ/

Syllables

bark·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

yelpingyappinghowlinggrowling

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Very common letters B, A, R, K, I, N, G make this an excellent early guess with no repeated letters

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, K scores 5 points and the -ING suffix allows easy board placement

Words Related to Barking

Anagrams of Barking

Words that use exactly the same letters as “barking”.

braking

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “barking” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

backing balking banking barbing barding barfing barging barming barring basking burking carking darking harking larking marking parking

Words you can make from Barking

Shorter words formed from the letters in “barking”.

baking baring raking abrin agrin aking argin baign bairn banig bragi brain brank brian bring brink garni girba grain grank inark inkra karbi kiang

Add a letter to make a longer word

8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “barking”.

breaking

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