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
Jyri	YUY-ree	Finnish
Sol (1)	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Carlie	KAHR-lee	English
Bogomir	-	Slovene
Feofil	-	Russian
Tyriq	tie-REEK	African American (Modern)