barking dogs seldom bite

== English == === Alternative forms === a barking dog never bites, a barking dog seldom bites, barking dogs never bite === Pronunciation === === Proverb === barking dogs seldom bite People who make threats rarely carry them out. ==== Related terms ==== one's bark is worse than one's bite all bark and no bite ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== empty vessels make the most sound === References === Gregory Y. Titelman (1996), “barking dogs never bite”, in Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, Random House, →ISBN, page 20