English Explanatory Dictionary

all bark and no bite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
  2. Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath.
  3. Aggressive but never combative.

Pronunciation

en-au-all bark and no bite.ogg

Word forms

all bark and no bite all bark but no bite all bark no bite

Related words

all garnish and no meat all hat and no cattle all talk and no action
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