SABRE-RATTLING

Meaning of SABRE-RATTLING in English

ˈsabre-ˌrattling BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

when someone threatens to use force but you do not think they are very frightening or serious:

What the situation calls for is calm discussion, not sabre-rattling.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SABRE-RATTLING — ■ noun the display or threat of military force.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SABRE-RATTLING — sabre-rattling, saber-rattling BrE AmE ˈseɪb ə ˌræt ə l‿ɪŋ AmE \ - ə r ˌræt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SABRE-RATTLING — ( BrE ) ( US ˈsaber-rattling ) noun [ U ] the act of trying to frighten sb by threatening …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABRE-RATTLING — Note: in AM, use 'saber-rattling' If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling , you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABRE-RATTLING — Note: in AM, use 'saber-rattling' If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as ~, you do …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SABRE-RATTLING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Q.. Then why all the sabre-rattling ?
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SABRE RATTLING — (See rattle sabres)
English Idioms vocab
SABRE RATTLING — See rattle sabres
English Idioms vocabulary
SABRE-RATTLING — сущ. бряцание оружием пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии угроза применения военной силы, бряцание оружием
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SABRE-RATTLING — n 1. пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии 2. угроза применения военной силы, бряцание оружием
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SABRE-RATTLING — сущ.бряцание оружием; военная агрессия; угрозы
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SABRE RATTLING — (n) бряцание оружием; пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии; угроза применения военной силы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SABRE-RATTLING — n 1. пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии 2. угроза применения военной силы, бряцание оружием
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SABRE-RATTLING — n 1. пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии 2. угроза применения военной силы, бряцание оружием
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SABRE RATTLING — бряцание оружием
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SABRE RATTLING — бряцание оружием
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SABRE-RATTLING — сущ. бряцание оружием; военная агрессия; угрозы
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SABRE-RATTLING — сущ. бряцание оружием; военная агрессия; угрозы
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SABRE-RATTLING — _n. бряцание оружием
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SABRE-RATTLING — n. бряцание оружием
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SABRE RATTLING — 1) милитаризм; 2) пропаганда войны; 3) угроза применения военной силы.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SABRE-RATTLING — сущ. бряцание оружием пропаганда войны; разжигание военной истерии угроза применения военной силы, бряцание оружием
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SABRE — ~ (-ar)
English interlingue dictionary
SABRE — I. noun see: saber II. transitive verb see: saber
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RATTLING — I. adjective Date: 1560 lively , brisk , extraordinarily good ; splendid , ~ly adverb II. adverb Date: 1829 to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RATTLING — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English rateling, from present participle of ratelen to rattle — more at rattle 1. : that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SABRE — variant of saber
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SABRE — (n. & v.) See Saber.
Английский словарь Webster
SABRE — (v. t.) To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
Английский словарь Webster
SABRE — (n.) A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like …
Английский словарь Webster
RATTLING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rattle
Английский словарь Webster
SABRE — ( v. t. ) To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SABRE — ( n. ) A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SABRE — ( n. & v. ) See Saber.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RATTLING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Rattle
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SABRE — /say"beuhr/ , n. , v.t. , sabred, sabring . Chiefly Brit. saber.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RATTLING — — rattlingly , adv. /rat"ling/ , adj. 1. that rattles: a rattling door. 2. remarkably good, lively, or fast: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SABRE — v. strike or stab with a saber (also saber)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SABRE — n. curved single-edged sword; (Fencing) foil, double-edged sword with a blunt tip (also saber)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SABRE — I. noun see saber I II. transitive verb see saber II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RATTLING — I. ˈrat-liŋ adjective Date: 1560 1. : lively , brisk moved at a rattling pace 2. : extraordinarily good : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SABRE — noun & ·v ·see saber. 2. sabre ·vt to strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as …
Webster English vocab
RATTLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of rattle.
Webster English vocab
SABRE — [ 'seɪbə ] ( US saber ) ■ noun 1》 a heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RATTLING — ■ adjective 1》 making a rattle. 2》 informal, dated very good of its kind: a ~ good story.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RATTLING — [rat.tling] adj (1560) 1: lively, brisk "moved at a ~ pace" 2: extraordinarily good: splendid -- rat.tling.ly adv [2]rattling adv …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SABRE — also spelled Saber, heavy military sword with a long cutting edge and, often, a curved blade, derived from a Hungarian …
Britannica English vocabulary
SABRE — sab|re, sab|er BrE AmE ˈseɪb |ə AmE -| ə r ▷ sab|red, ~ered əd AmE ə rd ▷ sab|res, ~ers …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RATTLING — rattling BrE AmE ˈræt ə l‿ɪŋ AmE \ ˈræt lɪŋ ˈræt̬ ə l ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SABRE — ( BrE ) ( US saber ) / ˈseɪbə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a heavy sword with a curved blade …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATTLING — / ˈrætlɪŋ; NAmE / adverb rattling good ( old-fashioned , BrE ) very good : This book is a rattling …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABRE — sa ‧ bre BrE AmE British English , saber American English /ˈseɪbə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 . a light …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RATTLING — rat ‧ tling /ˈrætlɪŋ/ BrE AmE adverb a rattling good yarn/story/read British English old-fashioned a good exciting story
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SABRE — n. & v. (US saber) --n. 1 a cavalry sword with a curved blade. 2 a cavalry soldier and horse. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RATTLING — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 that rattles. 2 brisk, vigorous (a rattling pace). --adv. remarkably (a rattling good story).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SABRE — n. & v. (US saber) n. 1 a cavalry sword with a curved blade. 2 a cavalry soldier and horse. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RATTLING — adj. & adv. adj. 1 that rattles. 2 brisk, vigorous (a rattling pace). adv. remarkably (a rattling good story).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SABRE — n. & v. (US saber) --n. 1. a cavalry sword with a curved blade. 2 a cavalry soldier and horse. …
Oxford English vocab
RATTLING — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. that rattles. 2 brisk, vigorous (a rattling pace). --adv. remarkably (a rattling good story).
Oxford English vocab
SABRE — ( sabres) Note: in AM, use 'saber' A sabre is a heavy sword with a curved blade that was used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATTLING — see rattle
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SABRE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Aging Zorro Peter Westbrook, 44, qualified for his sixth Olympic team in the fencing discipline …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SABRE — [esp. UK] and ANZ, US usually saber [noun] [C] - one of two types of sword, either a heavy sword …
Cambridge English vocab
RATTLING — adj. Rattling is used with these nouns: ↑ yarn
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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