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rattling someone's cage

rattling someone's cage is the present participle and gerund of rattle someone's cage.

Meaning of rattle someone's cage

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To demand attention from someone; to nag, nudge, or remind someone.
    • Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so it's time to rattle their cage.
  2. (informal) To anger or to annoy someone.
    • If you really want to rattle his cage, ask him about his family.

Questions about rattling someone's cage

What is rattling someone's cage the present participle and gerund of?
Rattling someone's cage is the present participle and gerund of rattle someone's cage.

Words near rattling someone's cage in the dictionary

  1. rattling off
  2. rattling one's hocks
  3. rattling one's saber
  4. rattling one's sabre
  5. rattling sabres
  6. rattling someone's cage
  7. rattling the bones
  8. rattling the saber
  9. rattling the sabre
  10. rattling through
  11. rattlingly

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