sabre rattling vs action

action vs sabre rattling

sabre rattling and action both are nouns.

sabre rattling is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sabre rattling	Yes	No	No	No
action	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, action is a hypernym of sabre rattling; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than sabre rattling:

sabre rattling: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
action: a military engagement

Other hypernyms of sabre rattling include military action.

sabre rattling (noun)	action (noun)
the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
	a military engagement
	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

sabre rattling (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Difference between sabre rattling and action

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