sabre-rattlings

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

noun
  1. pluralplural of sabre-rattling
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sabre-rattlings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-rattlings

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“sabre-rattlings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-rattlings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabre-rattlings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-rattlings.

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