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rattle the sabre

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

Verb

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

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

Also used as

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

Forms of rattle the sabre

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

Questions about rattle the sabre

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

Words near rattle the sabre in the dictionary

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

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