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bark 1. noun 1 the skin UK, 1758. 2 money US, 1973. 3 a cough UK, 1937 2. verb 1 to cough UK, 1937. 2 to brag US, 1968. 3 to tell a lie US, 1997.► bark the tiresto produce a chirping sound from the tyres on the road while shifting gears US, 1992
idiombarksb's bark is worse than his/her biteused about someone in authority who seems to be more angry, severe, or unfriendly than he or she really is:Don't worry too much - her bark's much worse than her bite.Paul was beginning to realize that Mr Jordan's bark was much worse than his bite. phrasebark[barked, barked, barking]
bark out
bark out sth • bark sth out to shout something loudly and suddenly, especially an order: The general began barking out orders to his staff.
See:- (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
- (one's) dogs are barking
- a barking dog never bites
- all bark and no bite
- bark (something) out (to someone)
- bark (something) out at (someone)
- bark (something) to (someone)
- bark at
- bark at the moon
- bark is worse than one's bite
- bark is worse than one's bite, one's
- bark out at
- bark up the wrong tree
- bark up the wrong tree, to
- barking dog never bites
- barking dogs seldom bite
- barking spider
- be barking mad
- be barking up the wrong tree
- close as the bark to the tree
- go between the bark and the tree
- has more bark than bite
- his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
- keep a dog and bark (oneself)
- keep a dog and bark yourself
- my dogs are barking
- One's bark is worse than bite
- someone's bark is worse than their bite
- take the bark off
- talk someone's arm off
- the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
- tight as the bark on a tree
- why keep a dog and bark yourself
- Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
- your bark is worse than your bite
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