saber-rattling

verb

  1. 1

    To threaten a big battle or war.

noun

  1. 1

    A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.

  2. 2

    Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.

adjective

  1. 1

    Bellicose; threatening military action.

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