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Meanings of barb in English
Usage of barb in English
1
The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
2
There was balm in the barb for all the wound it made.
3
He has an instinct for spotting weakness and finding the right barb.
4
Clearly she'd missed the barb directed at her role in his distrust.
5
The small blunt, barb-headed arrows we often paint red their entire length.
6
The road he had built was fenced across by triple barb-wire fences.
7
The jab from the 10-inch barb of a stingray seldom proves fatal.
8
People may attempt to do it, but their shafts have no barb.
9
Sticking out from these knots were many barb-like pins, about finger length.
10
But mother, engrossed, didn't observe; more deeply she sank her unintentional barb.
11
Will ye give me as much blood as will cover this barb?
12
Her face expresses polite interest, but there's a barb in her tone.
13
How you barb with keen regret the mortifying reflection that I, alas!
14
Rapp ignored the barb and slowly leaned over to unzip the bag.
15
The barb struck home, just as his twin had obviously intended.
16
He wiped the barb carefully and replaced it in his quiver.
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Barb across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common