bark at

1. Literally, of a dog, to make a barking noise at something. The dog is barking at something outside—can you please calm him down?

2. To yell at or speak severely to another person. The science teacher barked at us for not doing our homework.

bark at someone

Fig. to speak harshly to someone. Don't bark at me like that over such a trivial mistake! Ken barked at the children for being noisy.

bark at someone or something

Lit. [for a dog] to make a characteristic sharp sound at someone or something. (See also bark at someone.) The dog is barking at the traffic again. Their guard dog was barking at me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaetana	-	Italian
Nikephoros	-	Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Jacobs	['dʒeikəbz]
Archie	['a:tʃ]
Sadaf	-	Arabic
Seppo (2)	SEP-po	Finnish