Meaning of sabre-rattling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Deutsch Säbelrasseln

Español ruido de sables

Suomi sapelinkalistelu

Français bruits de bottes

Italiano tintinnar(e) di sciabole

日本語威嚇的な武力

Nederlands sabelgekletter wapengekletter

Русский бряца́ние ору́жием

Svenska sabelskrammel

Українська брязкотіння зброєю

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.