Used in the Philippines

Usage examples of barong.

There is an ancient legend of the battle between the lion lord Barong and the wicked witch Rangla.

She glanced back expressionlessly at Barong, and then at Grace and Hugh.

And like a lion pouncing, powerful and smelling of sweat, Barong leaped past him and seized my hand with the small machine still in it.

Hugh seemed half annoyed at being interrupted all the time but half pleased that Barong was coming out of his shell.

Some sort of tropical wetlands, I decided, the kind of place Barong or at least his genes might feel at home in.

A cool, drizzly wind was blowing in the year 52,435 when Zanna, Barong, Hugh and I took it in turns with our single clumsy shovel, half-melted as its edge had been by nano attack, to dig a place in the rich loam where we might bury Grace.

He howled and howled until we asked Barong to intercede for us, beg Ferdinand to contain his raw, sweet sorrow.

Ferdy perched himself down facing Barong, and got as close to a zazen position as a dog can manage.

Zanna, with unusual delicacy, saw instantly what I meant and, instead of making a hurtful joke out of it, stepped away from Barong, gathering up the dishes and bowls from our funereal meal.

Poor Ferdy started to look sick, flailing about with all four legs, until Barong caught him and held him still.

Sulking, Zanna looked for diversion and found nothing except Barong himself.

She was back to cosying up to Barong the Gorgeous, back as well to gibing at me at every opportunity.

Controlled Experiment, the girl who had led Ferds from the room the night before, had less trouble getting Barong into the bathroom.

Hugh and Barong and Mental emerged from the bathroom, glowing with cleanliness and mental hygiene.

My sister snorted at that, rather loudly, and in a flash Barong was awake, out of his bunk, and beside us.