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rattle the saber

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

Verb

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

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

Also used as

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

Forms of rattle the saber

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

Questions about rattle the saber

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

Words near rattle the saber in the dictionary

  1. rattle someone's cage
  2. rattle someone's chain
  3. rattle stone
  4. rattle stones
  5. rattle the bones
  6. rattle the saber
  7. rattle the sabre
  8. rattle through
  9. rattle trap
  10. rattle traps
  11. rattle-free

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