"sabre rattling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sabre rattlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sabre rattling (countable and uncountable, plural sabre rattlings)
  1. Alternative form of sabre-rattling Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: sabre-rattling
    Sense id: en-sabre_rattling-en-noun-NpVHznSJ

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sabre rattling
  1. present participle and gerund of sabre rattle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sabre rattle
    Sense id: en-sabre_rattling-en-verb-siQH2arG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Inflected forms

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