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PRONUNCIATION OF SABER-RATTLING

saber-rattling  [ˈseɪbə ˈrætəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SABER-RATTLING

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adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saber-Rattling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SABER-RATTLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saber noise

In Chilean history, Saber-noise or saber-rattling was an incident that took place on September 3, 1924, when a group of young military officers protested against the political class and the postponement of social measures by rattling their sabers within their scabbards. The term is now applied generally to cover any indication of military aggressiveness. In a sense, strategically timed war games can serve as an explicit form of saber-rattling, in that the extent of a country's military muscle is put up on display for other countries to see.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SABER-RATTLING


bitterling
ˈbɪtəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
daughterling
ˈdɔːtəlɪŋ
dismantling
dɪsˈmæntəlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
fosterling
ˈfɒstəlɪŋ
hosteling
ˈhɒstəlɪŋ
hostelling
ˈhɒstəlɪŋ
littling
ˈlɪtəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
pistolling
ˈpɪstəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
scatterling
ˈskætəlɪŋ
subtotalling
ˈsʌbtəʊtəlɪŋ
throttling
ˈθrɒtəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ
unsettling
ʌnˈsɛtəlɪŋ
uptitling
ʌpˈtaɪtəlɪŋ
wine-bottling
ˈwaɪnˌbɒtəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SABER-RATTLING

sabbatical year
sabbatism
sabbatize
sabbing
SABC
sabe
Sabean
sabella
Sabellian
saber
saberlike
sabermetrician
sabermetrics
sabin
Sabin vaccine
Sabine
sabir
sabkha
sabkhah
sabkhat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SABER-RATTLING

arm wrestling
bristling
bustling
calling
castling
catling
fettling
footling
Graeco-Roman wrestling
mantling
nestling
rattling
rustling
sabre-rattling
scantling
startling
subtitling
sumo wrestling
whistling
whitling
wrestling

Synonyms and antonyms of saber-rattling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «saber-rattling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SABER-RATTLING

Find out the translation of saber-rattling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saber-rattling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saber-rattling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磨刀霍霍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ruido de sables
570 millions of speakers

English

saber-rattling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृपाण तेजस्वी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قعقعة السلاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бряцание оружием
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chocalho - sabre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামরিক শক্তি প্রদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rodomontades
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saber-rattling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Säbelrasseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サーベル、カタカタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무력 과시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saber-rattling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đe dọa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்முரசுகொட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लष्करी ताकदवान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kılıç sarsma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

- saber rattling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pobrzękiwanie szabelką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брязкання зброєю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- zăngănit de sabie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

saber - κροτάλισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlogspropaganda
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vapenskrammel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sabelraslingen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SABER-RATTLING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SABER-RATTLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saber-rattling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SABER-RATTLING»

Discover the use of saber-rattling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saber-rattling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Presidential Saber Rattling: Causes and Consequences
How do foreign factors affect presidential saber rattling across the three dependent variables? The coefficients for the war variable in the second row of Table 4.2 are statistically significant for all three analyses. In the first column, the incidence ...
B. Dan Wood, 2012
2
North Korea Issues: Nuclear Posturing, Saber Rattling, and ...
This book focuses on the flurry of activities engaged in by North Korea.
Larinda B. Pervis, 2007
3
The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution
He wrote: “Artificial deadlines, pro- pounded most often by those who do not wish the u.S. to negotiate in earnest, are counterproductive. name-calling and saber rattling, as well as a refusal to even consider the other side's security concerns, ...
Amir Taheri, 2010
4
The Great Satan Vs. the Mad Mullahs: How the United States ...
60 In the next chapter, I will deal with even more accusations levied against Iran by the United States, but with some greater justification than the mere name calling evoked by the Axis of Evil epithet, or by the saber-rattling of government ...
William O. Beeman, 2008
5
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
It was driven by capitalism (i.e., "the greedy '80s"), saber-rattling (i.e., "the Evil Empire"), and a vaguely hypocritical emphasis on gritty, commonsense values ( remember those campaign commercials where Reagan chopped wood?). And what ...
Chuck Klosterman, 2007
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Capital Corruption: The New Attack on American Democracy
Men, both historically and in recent years, have been more susceptible to saber- rattling; women, more dedicated to peace. (Reference is to statistical averages, not innate traits.) Saber-rattling, then, is countervailed by a "cooling-ofF" ...
Amitai Etzioni
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Radical Republicans: Tea Party
Then there are the demands by democrats and progressive politicians and the news media that President Obama should be more forceful, show anger pound the podium, it make me laugh, because they believe saber rattling and threats will ...
Joe Freeman, 2010
8
Chinese Army Building in the Era of Jiang Zemin
108 The saber rattling in the Taiwan Strait of late 1995 and early 1996 was interpreted by some as reflecting a military takeover of Taiwan policy. 109 The truth of the matter is far more complex. Saber rattling was strongly favored by the PLA, ...
Andrew Scobell
9
Prospero's Daughter: A Novel
The politics were changing in Trinidad, but the island was still a colony of England in spite of the saber rattling. Machete rattling. Mumsford grinned, for that \V'c15 what he thought of the protest gatherings in the town square. mere machete ...
Elizabeth Nunez, 2007
10
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II: The Official Strategy Guide
Whether you decide to take the quick and easy path to the dark side or choose to be a valiant Jedi Knight, this guide is your path to enlightenment or damnation.
Rick Barba, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SABER-RATTLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saber-rattling is used in the context of the following news items.
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NFLPA keeps saber-rattling on Brady's behalf?
That was after the NFLPA did some casual saber-rattling during the process indicating Brady would go to the mat with his appeal. Smith's report is the latest ... «Comcast SportsNet New England, Jul 15»
2
Bernie Sanders praises Iran deal as 'victory for diplomacy over …
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, praised the deal announced Tuesday on Iran's nuclear program as a “victory for diplomacy over saber-rattling” that ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Russia's 'Saber-Rattling' Threatens Stability, U.S. Says
Russia's “nuclear saber rattling” is undermining stability in a futile effort to intimidate European allies, Robert Work, the No. 2 Pentagon official, said in ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
4
Russia 'playing with fire' with nuclear saber-rattling: Pentagon
WASHINGTON Russia is "playing with fire" with its nuclear saber-rattling and the United States is determined to prevent it from gaining a significant military ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
5
Marine Ospreys reassure allies amid Russian saber-rattling
The Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor recently completed its first deployment to Romania as part of a multinational training exercise with European allies. «Marine Corps Times, Jun 15»
6
Britain Calls For Savchenko's Release; Denounces Russian 'Saber
Britain has called on Russia to free detained Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko and says it will not be intimidated by President Vladimir Putin's "saber-rattling.". «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jun 15»
7
Reuters: UK calls on Russia to free Savchenko, dismisses 'saber
Reuters: UK calls on Russia to free Savchenko, dismisses 'saber-rattling' ... it and NATO would not be intimidated by "saber-rattling" by President Vladimir Putin. «Kyiv Post, Jun 15»
8
Saber rattling everywhere you listen
Between the saber-rattling of business and the warning cries of minority Republicans, there will likely be big changes in the spending package when lawmakers ... «CT Post, Jun 15»
9
Chinese raises volume of its South China Sea saber-rattling
China raises volume of its South China Sea saber-rattling. Originally published May 31, 2015 at 7:32 pm Updated June 1, 2015 at 9:50 am. China's proposed ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
10
Quartz Daily Brief—Asia edition—Thai trials, Russian saber-rattling
The aftermath of Typhoon Noul. The strongest storm to hit the Philippines so far this year, Noul made landfall on Sunday, and was expected to spend two days ... «Quartz, May 15»

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