saber rattling

A form of sabre-rattling — A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.

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Meanings

nounsaber rattling (countable and uncountable, plural saber rattlings)

plural saber rattlings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of sabre-rattling.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of saber rattle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

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sabre rattling
Broader
military actionaction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

saber rattling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber%20rattling

MLA

“saber rattling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber%20rattling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saber rattling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber%20rattling.

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