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rattle one's saber

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

Verb

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

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

Also used as

rattle one's saber is also the alternative form of sabre-rattle.

Forms of rattle one's saber

third-person singular presentrattles one's saber
present participlerattling one's saber
past participlerattled one's saber
pastrattled one's saber

Questions about rattle one's saber

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

Words near rattle one's saber in the dictionary

  1. rattle canning
  2. rattle cans
  3. rattle off
  4. rattle on
  5. rattle one's hocks
  6. rattle one's saber
  7. rattle one's sabre
  8. rattle sabres
  9. rattle snake
  10. rattle snakes
  11. rattle someone's cage

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