bark

Along the way, we get some classics, like the image of a burlesque dancer "glowing like the end of a cigarette"; or comparing a critic's barbs to "a toy chihuahua barking from a tiny purse".

For some people they can conjure up images of authoritarian states like Germany in the 1930s, and men in jackboots barking "May we see your papers please?"

She was Loving Mommy to his Cruel Daddy, there to offer reassurance that Daddy’s bark was stronger than his bite.

County’s watchdogs suddenly need to ask permission before barking to the press and public.

Where other chefs might bark flat instructions or wave a knife in frustration, her words felt like a hand on your shoulder, a wink across the counter.