Definition of 無駄吠え (むだぼえ)

noun
barking over nothing (of a dog), barking at passers-by or visitors
Other readings:
むだ吠え【むだぼえ】
徒吠え【むだぼえ】
Related Kanji
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
bark, howl, cry
on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people