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

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.

Fig. to say something harshly to someone. The sergeant barked the orders out at the recruits. He barked an order at his staff. The teacher barked a reprimand out to the class. He barked out the order clearly and loudly.