sabre-rattle (English, verb)
expansion: sabre-rattle (third-person singular simple present sabre-rattles, present participle sabre-rattling, simple past and past participle sabre-rattled)
Senses:
glosses: To threaten a big battle or war.
Forms:
form: sabre-rattles
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sabre-rattling
tags: participle
present
form: sabre-rattled
tags: participle
past
form: sabre-rattled
tags: past
form: sabre rattle
tags: alternative
form: saber-rattle
tags: alternative
form: saber rattle
tags: alternative
form: rattle the sabre
tags: alternative
form: rattle the saber
tags: alternative
form: rattle a sabre
tags: alternative
form: rattle a saber
tags: alternative
form: rattle one's sabre
tags: alternative
form: rattle one's saber
tags: alternative