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sabre-rattlings

sabre-rattlings is the plural of sabre-rattling.

Meaning of sabre-rattling

Noun

sabre-rattling (countable and uncountable, plural sabre-rattlings)

  1. (idiomatic) A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.

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Questions about sabre-rattlings

What is sabre-rattlings the plural of?
Sabre-rattlings is the plural of sabre-rattling.

Words near sabre-rattlings in the dictionary

  1. sabre saws
  2. sabre-rattle
  3. sabre-rattled
  4. sabre-rattles
  5. sabre-rattling
  6. sabre-rattlings
  7. sabre-tooth
  8. sabre-toothed
  9. sabre-toothed cat
  10. sabre-toothed cats
  11. sabre-toothed tiger

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