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. UScountableuncountablechiefly US spelling of sabre-rattling
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of saber-rattle
adjectivesaber-rattling (comparative more saber-rattling, superlative most saber-rattling)

comparative more saber-rattling · superlative most saber-rattling

  1. USchiefly US spelling of sabre-rattling
Cite this entry
APA

saber-rattling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber-rattling

MLA

“saber-rattling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber-rattling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saber-rattling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saber-rattling.

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