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barked

USBARKT/bɑɹkt/UKBAHKT/bɑːkt/

2 meanings of barked

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of bark. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The dog barked at the stranger by the gate.

    The coach barked an order at the tired players.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having bark of a certain kind, the outer covering on a tree, named by the word in front.

    Like calling someone curly-haired to say what kind of hair they have.

    The white-barked birches stood out against the dark forest.

    Children love climbing the smooth-barked beech in the park.

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barked is a form of bark

bark, verb: To make a short, loud sound, like a dog does. Full entry

Forms
barkbarks he/she/itbarking -ing formbarked past tense, past participle
Spelling
bark → barked: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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