"barking dogs seldom bite" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. People who make threats rarely carry them out. Synonyms: a barking dog never bites, a barking dog seldom bites, barking dogs never bite Related terms: one's bark is worse than one's bite, all bark and no bite, empty vessels make the most sound Translations (people who make threats rarely carry them out): qeni që leh, s'të ha (Albanian), zakur zaunkaria nekez hozkaria (Basque), gos que lladra, no mossega (Catalan), 刀子嘴豆腐心 (dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 善吠的狗很少咬人 (shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén) (Chinese Mandarin), pes, který štěká, nekouše (Czech), blaffende honden bijten niet (Dutch), bojanta hundo ne mordas (Esperanto), ne ĉio batas, kio tondras (Esperanto), kiu multe parolas, ne multe faras (Esperanto), haukkuva koira ei pure (Finnish), chien qui aboie ne mord pas (French), Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht (German), σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei) (Greek), σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skylí pou gavgízei den dagkónei) (Greek), amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap (Hungarian), can che abbaia non morde (Italian), cane che abbaia non morde [rare] (Italian), 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru) (alt: よわいいぬほどよくほえる) (Japanese), 能無し犬の高吠え (nōnashi inu no takaboe) (alt: のうなしいぬのたかぼえ) (Japanese), 짖는 개는 물지 않는다 (jinneun gaeneun mulji anneunda) (Korean), canis sine dentibus vehementius lātrat (Latin), куче што лае, не каса (kuče što lae, ne kasa) (Macedonian), انجيڠ مڽالق تق مڠݢيݢيت [Jawi] (Malay), هاريماو برتمڤيق تق مماکن اورڠ [Jawi] (Malay), هاريماو مندرم تق منڠکڤ [Jawi] (Malay), هاريماو مڠاءوم جارڠ منڠکڤ [Jawi] (Malay), anjing menyalak tak menggigit [Rumi] (Malay), harimau bertempik tak memakan orang [Rumi] (Malay), harimau menderam tak menangkap [Rumi] (Malay), harimau mengaum jarang menangkap [Rumi] (Malay), കുരയ്ക്കുന്ന പട്ടി കടിക്കില്ല (kuraykkunna paṭṭi kaṭikkilla) (Malayalam), pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsa (Polish), krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje (Polish), cão que ladra não morde (Portuguese), câinele care latră nu mușcă (Romanian), ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет (lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet) (Russian), пас који ла̏је не гризе [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), pas koji laje ne grize [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pes, ki laja, ne grize (Slovene), perro ladrador, poco mordedor (Spanish), perro que ladra no muerde (Spanish), skällande hund bits inte (Swedish), ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagat [literally] (Tagalog), ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagat (Tagalog), குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது (kuraikkum nāy kaṭikkātu) (Tamil), అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు (aricē kukka karavadu) (Telugu), మొరిగే కుక్క కరవదు (morigē kukka karavadu) (Telugu), หมาเห่าไม่กัด (mǎa hào mâi gàt) (Thai), havlayan köpek ısırmaz (Turkish), li tchén ki baweye ni hagne nén (Walloon), tchén ki hawe ni hagne nén (Walloon), les tchéns ki hawèt n' hagnèt nén (Walloon)

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          "roman": "yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "弱い犬ほどよく吠る"
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "roman": "kuraykkunna paṭṭi kaṭikkilla",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "cão que ladra não morde"
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "note": "соба́ка, кото́рая ла́ет — не куса́ет (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet)",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out"
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          "roman": "lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "word": "пас који ла̏је не гризе"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pas koji laje ne grize"
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "pes, ki laja, ne grize"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "perro ladrador, poco mordedor"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "skällande hund bits inte"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagat"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagat"
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        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kuraikkum nāy kaṭikkātu",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "aricē kukka karavadu",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు"
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        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "morigē kukka karavadu",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "మొరిగే కుక్క కరవదు"
        },
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mǎa hào mâi gàt",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "หมาเห่าไม่กัด"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "havlayan köpek ısırmaz"
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "li tchén ki baweye ni hagne nén"
        },
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "tchén ki hawe ni hagne nén"
        },
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
          "word": "les tchéns ki hawèt n' hagnèt nén"
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      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap"
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      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "cane che abbaia non morde"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よわいいぬほどよくほえる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "弱い犬ほどよく吠る"
    },
    {
      "alt": "のうなしいぬのたかぼえ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nōnashi inu no takaboe",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "能無し犬の高吠え"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jinneun gaeneun mulji anneunda",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "짖는 개는 물지 않는다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "canis sine dentibus vehementius lātrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kuče što lae, ne kasa",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "куче што лае, не каса"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "انجيڠ مڽالق تق مڠݢيݢيت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "هاريماو برتمڤيق تق مماکن اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "هاريماو مندرم تق منڠکڤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "هاريماو مڠاءوم جارڠ منڠکڤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "anjing menyalak tak menggigit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "harimau bertempik tak memakan orang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "harimau menderam tak menangkap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "harimau mengaum jarang menangkap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kuraykkunna paṭṭi kaṭikkilla",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "കുരയ്ക്കുന്ന പട്ടി കടിക്കില്ല"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "cão que ladra não morde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "câinele care latră nu mușcă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "соба́ка, кото́рая ла́ет — не куса́ет (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet)",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "пас који ла̏је не гризе"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "pas koji laje ne grize"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "pes, ki laja, ne grize"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "perro ladrador, poco mordedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "perro que ladra no muerde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "skällande hund bits inte"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kuraikkum nāy kaṭikkātu",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "aricē kukka karavadu",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "morigē kukka karavadu",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "మొరిగే కుక్క కరవదు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mǎa hào mâi gàt",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "หมาเห่าไม่กัด"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "havlayan köpek ısırmaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "li tchén ki baweye ni hagne nén"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "tchén ki hawe ni hagne nén"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "people who make threats rarely carry them out",
      "word": "les tchéns ki hawèt n' hagnèt nén"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barking dogs seldom bite"
}

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