Sabre-rattling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sabre-rattling is a noun meaning (idiomatic) A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
Meaning
(idiomatic) A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic, figuratively) Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.
- present participle and gerund of sabre-rattle
- Bellicose; threatening military action.
Example Sentences
But it excited much discontent in sabre-rattling court circles which regarded Austrophilia as the most un-French of diplomatic perversions.
Word Forms
- sabre-rattlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demonstration, brandishment, threat, menace, menacing, red flag.
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