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rattling a sabre

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

Meaning of rattle a sabre

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.

Questions about rattling a sabre

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

Words near rattling a sabre in the dictionary

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

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