sabre-rattle
sabre-rattle · sabre-rattles · sabre-rattled · sabre-rattling
брязкати зброєю
бряцать оружием
Säbel rasseln
To threaten a big battle or warTo threaten a big battle or war.
Meaning
1 sensesTo threaten a big battle or war.
Säbel rasseln
бряца́ть ору́жиемbrjacátʹ orúžijem
бря́зкати збро́єюbrjázkaty zbrójeju
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to threaten a big battle or war:
Русский
By meaning 1
to threaten a big battle or war:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to threaten a big battle or war:
Origin
From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.
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Forms
sabre-rattles, sabre-rattling, sabre-rattled, sabre-rattled| Base form | sabre-rattle · to sabre-rattle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sabre-rattles |
| Present participle | sabre-rattling |
| Past simple | sabre-rattled |
| Past participle | sabre-rattled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsabre-rattling
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle