Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattle sabres

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: rat-tle sabres
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of sabre-rattle.

Example Sentences

"Those who rattle sabres, I think history has shown, have gained in the long run only hatred or ridicule, or both."
"Just because the Soviets rattle sabres is no reason why we should rattle sabres."
"For its part, the Russian Interior Ministry “used its contacts with its Ukrainian counterparts to identify potential agents and sources,” while the task for the Russian military was “to rattle sabres loudly on the border” for maximum effect."

Inflected Forms

rattles sabres (present, singular) rattling sabres (participle, present) rattled sabres (participle, past) rattled sabres (past)

Questions

What does rattle sabres mean?: Alternative form of sabre-rattle.

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