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

present participle of sabre-rattle

Bellicose; threatening military action.

chiefly US spelling of sabre-rattling

present participle of saber-rattle

chiefly US spelling of sabre-rattling

Alternative form of sabre-rattling

present participle of sabre rattle

a tree kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus, that inhabits Australian forests.

sub verbo (plural: sub verbis) or sub voce (plural: sub vocibus), "under the word" (plural: "under the words"); / used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia.