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rattle a sabre

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

Verb

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

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

Also used as

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

Forms of rattle a sabre

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

Questions about rattle a sabre

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

Words near rattle a sabre in the dictionary

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

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