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rattle a saber

rattle a saber verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rattle, saber. Also the alternative form of sabre-rattle.

Verb

rattle a saber (third-person singular simple present rattles a saber, present participle rattling a saber, simple past and past participle rattled a saber)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rattle, saber.

Also used as

rattle a saber is also the alternative form of sabre-rattle.

Forms of rattle a saber

third-person singular presentrattles a saber
present participlerattling a saber
past participlerattled a saber
pastrattled a saber

Questions about rattle a saber

What does rattle a saber mean?
Rattle a saber means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rattle, saber.
What part of speech is rattle a saber?
Rattle a saber is a verb.
What is the past tense of rattle a saber?
The past tense of rattle a saber is rattled a saber.

Words near rattle a saber in the dictionary

  1. rattis
  2. rattish
  3. rattishly
  4. rattishness
  5. rattle
  6. rattle a saber
  7. rattle a sabre
  8. rattle about
  9. rattle around
  10. rattle can
  11. rattle canned

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