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jumping the rattler

jumping the rattler is the present participle and gerund of jump the rattler.

Meaning of jump the rattler

Verb

jump the rattler (third-person singular simple present jumps the rattler, present participle jumping the rattler, simple past and past participle jumped the rattler)

  1. (Australia, slang) To travel on a train without paying the fare.
    • Four times he jumped the rattler, his knuckles bleeding from punching walls.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 269

Questions about jumping the rattler

What is jumping the rattler the present participle and gerund of?
Jumping the rattler is the present participle and gerund of jump the rattler.

Words near jumping the rattler in the dictionary

  1. jumping spiders
  2. jumping the dock
  3. jumping the gun
  4. jumping the line
  5. jumping the queue
  6. jumping the rattler
  7. jumping the reservation
  8. jumping the shark
  9. jumping through hoops
  10. jumping to
  11. jumping to conclusions

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