barked
Cried like Fido
Barked is the past tense of bark.
A dog barked at the mailman.
A sergeant barked orders at recruits.
Tree bark can also verb: The fall barked his shins against the rocks—scraped them against something rough.
She barked out a laugh suggests something short and sharp, like a dog's bark.
Spoke very loudly
- yelledSpoke very loudly
- bellowedShouted in deep tones
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- growledUttered low, threatening sound
snarled · commanded · ordered · roared · exclaimed · hollered · thundered · boomed
Domesticated barking mammal
hound · puppy · howled · yelped · growled · snarled · whimpered · bayed
Harshly reprimanded
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- yelledSpoke very loudly
- commandedGave authoritative instructions
- orderedArranged or commanded
admonished · rebuked · chastised · berated · upbraided · lectured · criticized · reproached
shouted
Spoke very loudly
growled · snarled · commanded · ordered · roared · exclaimed · hollered · thundered · boomed · blurted
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
jackal · hound · puppy · howled · yelped · growled · snarled · whimpered · bayed · yipped
scolded
Harshly reprimanded
ordered · admonished · rebuked · chastised · berated · upbraided · lectured · criticized · reproached · chided
hoarse
Rough in voice
throaty · growly · harsh · rough · croaky · scratchy · gravelly · deep · booming · strident
scraped
Rubbed harshly against
gnawed · rubbed · peeled · scarred · wounded · cambium · trunk · elm · oak · birch
- all bark and no biteThreatening without acting
- tree barkWoody plant's outer covering
- barking up the wrong treePursuing a false lead
- bark up the wrong treePursue a false lead
- barked up the wrong treePursued a mistaken target
- dog barkingCanine vocal warning
bark, barks, embark, barking, barker, embarked, embarks, embarking, debark