saber rattle

A form of sabre-rattle — To threaten a big battle or war.

Meanings

verbsaber rattle (third-person singular simple present saber rattles, present participle saber rattling, simple past and past participle saber rattled)

present singular third person saber rattles · participle present saber rattling · participle past saber rattled · past saber rattled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sabre-rattle.
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