sabre rattle

See also: sabre-rattle

English

Verb

sabre rattle (third-person singular simple present sabre rattles, present participle sabre rattling, simple past and past participle sabre rattled)

1. Alternative form of sabre-rattle
   • 1989, FBIS Daily Report: East Europe - Issues 195-202, page 87:

     The head of the Montenegrin Communists, Momir Bulatovic, did not miss the opportunity to sabre rattle, even though only with words.

   • 2000, Paul Henke, Mayhem, page 119:

     America can sabre rattle as much as it likes but the reality is they won't come to Israel's aid this time. That is even if they bother to sabre rattle, which I am beginning to doubt.

   • 2007, Michael Moe, Finding the Next Starbucks:

     Those in the United States who want to sabre rattle at China and who think that this is a terrible threat are sadly mistaken.

Anagrams

• restartable, saber rattle, saber-rattle