sabre-rattling

(British, American & Australian) also saber-rattling (American)

threatening behaviour which is intended to frighten someone After months of sabre-rattling, the two sides have agreed to a peaceful resolution of their differences.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wigberht	-	Anglo-Saxon, Ancient Germanic
Frantzisko	-	Basque
Henriette	awn-ree-ET (French), hen-ree-E-tə (German), hen-ree-ED-de (Danish), hen-ree-ET-te (Norwegian)	French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Hossein	-	Persian
Nabila	-	Arabic
Siorus	-	Welsh