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Definitions for sabre-rattling
sabre-rat·tling
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sabre-rattlingnoun
A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
sabre-rattlingnoun
Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.
sabre-rattlingadjective
Bellicose; threatening military action.
Etymology: From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.
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saber-rattling
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sabre-rattling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sabre-rattling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of sabre-rattling in a Sentence
I'm not saying there won't be some sporadic violence, but simply we no longer have the conditions of 1968. During each crisis, people have sabre-rattling and said we will fall back into the past, I have never seen any evidence of that.
Whether or not it's mere sabre-rattling on North Korea's part the timing isn't great considering the current uncertainties in the geopolitical landscape, markets were already legging down on the Caixin services PMI, which showed deceleration in a growth sector. North Korea's provocation was just the cherry on top of a day when sentiment was already tarnished.
After a lot of sabre-rattling, we are seeing Shanghai suffering a lot more than Wall Street, so clearly the first round (of trade war) has been won by America. Unfortunately, that then overflows into emerging markets and Europe, so it's not a pretty time for investors.
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