"bebark" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bebarks [present, singular, third-person], bebarking [participle, present], bebarked [participle, past], bebarked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English beberken, biberken, equivalent to be- + bark. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beberken}} Middle English beberken, {{prefix|en|be|bark}} be- + bark Head templates: {{en-verb}} bebark (third-person singular simple present bebarks, present participle bebarking, simple past and past participle bebarked)
  1. (transitive, rare, poetic) To bark about; bark around; bark at. Tags: poetic, rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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