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rattle a sabre en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sabre-rattle.
    • And when it comes to a gunboat, you've got some very good people here. It's not up to you to declare war on Afghanistan of course but get permission to rattle a sabre!' 2012, Barbara Cleverly, The Damascened Blade:
    • She was a feminist, in her own way, but didn't rattle a sabre or shove her beliefs down anyone's throat. 2016, Kyle C. Fitzharris, Skip Shot: A Novel:
    • But France's deteriorating domestic situation, coupled with her diplomatic isolation, could lead the most pacific minded Frenchmen to rattle a sabre. 2011, Gregor Dallas, 1815: The Roads to Waterloo:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rattle, sabre.

Forms

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rattling a sabre Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rattles a sabre Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rattled a sabre Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rattled a sabre Tense=Past lexicographic