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adjective

barking

adj.
US /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/ UK /bˈɑːkɪŋ/ bark·ing

  1. 01 B2 Upper Intermediate British EnglishInformalSlang

    completely crazy or very foolish.

    insane or extremely eccentric. This is a clipping of the phrase 'barking mad'.

    Simple

    You must be barking if you think I'm going for a swim in this freezing weather.

    In context

    His plan to launch a luxury umbrella business in the middle of the desert was dismissed by his colleagues as utterly barking.

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Level B1 · Intermediate
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