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rattling the saber

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

Meaning of rattle the saber

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.

Questions about rattling the saber

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

Words near rattling the saber in the dictionary

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

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