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   sabre-rattling

   /ˈseɪbəˌratlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the display or threat of military force: "sabre-rattling by the superpowers"

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › saber-rattlingSaber-rattling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SABER-RATTLING is overtly and often exaggeratedly threatening actions or statements (such as verbal threats or ostentatious displays of military power) that are meant to intimidate an enemy by suggesting possible use of force; broadly : threatening statements or actions.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSABRE-RATTLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SABRE-RATTLING definition: 1. talking and behaving in a way that threatens military action 2. UK spelling of saber-rattling. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSABER-RATTLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SABER-RATTLING definition: 1. US spelling of sabre-rattling 2. talking and behaving in a way that threatens military action. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSABRE-RATTLING definition and meaning | Collins English...

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   If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out. It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sabre-rattlingsabre-rattling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   noun. /ˈseɪbə rætlɪŋ/ /ˈseɪbər rætlɪŋ/ ( US English saber-rattling) [uncountable] the act, by a government, of trying to frighten the government of another country by threatening to use military force. There has been renewed sabre-rattling between the two countries. Definitions on the go.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › saber-rattlingSABER-RATTLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Saber-rattling definition: a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.. See examples of SABER-RATTLING used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySABRE-RATTLING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SABRE-RATTLING meaning: 1. talking and behaving in a way that threatens military action 2. UK spelling of saber-rattling. Learn more.