dog barking
Hound making noise
Dog barking is the characteristic vocalization of dogs—the sharp, repeated sounds they make to alert, warn, greet, or communicate.
The phrase appears in contexts ranging from neighborhood complaints The dog barking kept me up all night to figurative dismissal of ineffective threats It's just dog barking—they won't actually do anything.
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- growlLow threatening sound
- yapBark shrilly or jabber
- yelpBrief, shrill cry
- woofVocalization from canines
snarl · whine · loud · neighbor · back yard · fence · mailman · door bell · stranger danger · alert · warning · territorial · noise · annoying · noise complaint · hound · alarm system · guard
- everyday soundsalarm clock, doorbell, phone ring, footsteps, door slam
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- village lifevillage, hamlet, thatched roofs, chalet, folk tales
- urban soundstraffic, sirens, honking, horns, car horn