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Meanings of barb in inglês

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Non-monophyletic group of cyprinid fishes.

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An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.

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Usage of barb in inglês
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The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
Crown of Slaves
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There was balm in the barb for all the wound it made.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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He has an instinct for spotting weakness and finding the right barb.
The Irish Times
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Clearly she'd missed the barb directed at her role in his distrust.
To catch a thief
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The small blunt, barb-headed arrows we often paint red their entire length.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
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The road he had built was fenced across by triple barb-wire fences.
The Cruise of the Snark
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The jab from the 10-inch barb of a stingray seldom proves fatal.
The Irish Times
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People may attempt to do it, but their shafts have no barb.
Gala-Days
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Sticking out from these knots were many barb-like pins, about finger length.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
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But mother, engrossed, didn't observe; more deeply she sank her unintentional barb.
Missy
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Will ye give me as much blood as will cover this barb?
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
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Her face expresses polite interest, but there's a barb in her tone.
End of Watch
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How you barb with keen regret the mortifying reflection that I, alas!
Infelice
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Rapp ignored the barb and slowly leaned over to unzip the bag.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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The barb struck home, just as his twin had obviously intended.
Daniel's desire
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He wiped the barb carefully and replaced it in his quiver.
The Hunters of the Hills
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