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rattling a saber

rattling a saber is the present participle and gerund of rattle a saber.

Meaning of rattle a saber

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.

Questions about rattling a saber

What is rattling a saber the present participle and gerund of?
Rattling a saber is the present participle and gerund of rattle a saber.

Words near rattling a saber in the dictionary

  1. rattlin
  2. rattlin'
  3. rattline
  4. rattlines
  5. rattling
  6. rattling a saber
  7. rattling a sabre
  8. rattling about
  9. rattling around
  10. rattling off
  11. rattling one's hocks

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