Bark and Calm

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Bark verb - To speak sharply or irritably.

Usage example: the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

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Calm is an antonym for bark.

Nearby Words: barked, barking, barky

Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Bark is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

typical	typical bark	typical calm
small	small bark	small calm
inner	inner bark	inner calm
deadly	deadly bark	deadly calm
Other adjectives: legendary, scary.

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