BARK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BARK?

Need another word that means the same as “bark”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “bark” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bark” are: barque, woof, yap, yelp, bay, skin, say brusquely, speak brusquely, say abruptly, speak abruptly, say angrily, speak angrily, snap, snarl, growl

Bark as a Noun

Definitions of "Bark" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bark” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A noise resembling the bark of a dog.
• Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
• The sound made by a dog.
• The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal.
• A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts.
• A sound resembling a bark, typically one made by someone laughing or coughing.

Synonyms of "Bark" as a noun (5 Words)

barque	A boat.
bay	A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose. They put him in the sick bay.
woof	The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. The distant woof of a dog.
yap	Informal terms for the mouth. Frenzied yaps of delight.
yelp	A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm. She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table.

Usage Examples of "Bark" as a noun

• A short bark of laughter.

Bark as a Verb

Definitions of "Bark" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bark” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover with bark.
• (of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.
• Call out in order to sell or advertise something.
• Remove the bark of a tree.
• Tan (a skin) with bark tannins.
• Utter (a command or question) abruptly or aggressively.
• (of a person) make a sound resembling a bark.
• Speak in an unfriendly tone.
• Make barking sounds.

Synonyms of "Bark" as a verb (14 Words)

bay	Utter in deep prolonged tones.
growl	To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds. Keep out of this he growled.
say abruptly	Indicate.
say angrily	Have or contain a certain wording or form.
say brusquely	Have or contain a certain wording or form.
skin	Cover with skin. Kanchelskis would have skinned him.
snap	Close with a snapping motion. Photographers were snapping away at her.
snarl	Make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise. Bullets snarled past us.
speak abruptly	Make a characteristic or natural sound.
speak angrily	Exchange thoughts; talk with.
speak brusquely	Express in speech.
woof	(of a dog) bark. Mike was woofing down fried eggs and hash browns.
yap	Talk at length in an irritating manner. The dachshunds yapped at his heels.
yelp	Utter a yelp. My dog was yelping as if hurt.

Usage Examples of "Bark" as a verb

• Doormen bark at passers-by, promising hot music and cold beer.
• A dog barked at her.
• She barked with laughter.
• The dogs barked at the stranger.
• ‘Nobody is allowed up here,’ he barked.
• She barked into the dictaphone.
• He began barking out his orders.

Associations of "Bark" (30 Words)

alder	Wood of any of various alder trees resistant to underwater rot used for bridges etc.
aspen	Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind.
balsam	Any seed plant yielding balsam. A mixture of olive oil and balsam.
birch	Hard close grained wood of any of various birch trees used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood. There were calls to bring back the birch.
bole	The main stem of a tree usually covered with bark the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
bush	Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes. The lowland country was covered in thick bush.
cottonwood	A North American poplar with seeds covered in white cottony hairs.
debark	Leave a ship or aircraft. We debarked from our cruise ship for a day of fun.
dermis	The thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin containing blood capillaries nerve endings sweat glands hair follicles and other structures.
elm	Hard tough wood of an elm tree used for e g implements and furniture.
epidermis	The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.
exposed	Not sheltered or protected from the weather. The exposed northeast frontier.
fir	Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
hawthorn	A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus.
integument	An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell. This chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed.
juniper	Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament sometimes placed in genus Genista.
maple	Wood of any of various maple trees especially the hard close grained wood of the sugar maple used especially for furniture and flooring.
peel	(of a surface or object) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces. The paint in my house is peeling off.
pine	Used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way e g ground pine screw pine. Pine potpourri.
poplar	Soft light colored non durable wood of the poplar.
redwood	Used in names of a number of chiefly tropical trees with reddish timber e g Andaman redwood.
sapling	Young tree. What god or mortal reared up so fair a sapling.
sapwood	The soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark, containing the functioning vascular tissue.
sawdust	Powdery particles of wood produced by sawing.
spruce	Light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees used especially for timbers and millwork. He spruced up for the party.
tree	Plant with trees. This lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer.
trunk	The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. He put his golf bag in the trunk.
willow	Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix.
woodland	Land covered with trees. Large areas of ancient woodland.