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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barking dogs seldom bite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
bark-ing -dogs sel-dom bite
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

People who make threats rarely carry them out.

Inflected Forms

a barking dog never bites (alternative) a barking dog seldom bites (alternative) barking dogs never bite (alternative)

Phrases

one's bark is worse than one's bite all bark and no bite empty vessels make the most sound

Frequently Paired Words

one's bark is worse than one's bite all bark and no bite empty vessels make the most sound

Questions

What does barking dogs seldom bite mean?
People who make threats rarely carry them out.

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