Meaning

1 senses

  1. The act of flourishing or waving.

    the act of waving

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom brandished a shotgun on Mary.

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  2. The ogre brandished a crude cudgel.

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  3. He brandished the knife at me.

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  4. While she was screaming, she brandished the knife.

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  5. She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.

    deSie schrie und bedrohte einen Polizisten mit einem gezückten Messer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Middle English braundischen, from Old French brandiss-, stem of brandir (“to flourish

From Middle English braundischen, from Old French brandiss-, stem of brandir (“to flourish a sword”), from Frankish *brandijan, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire; flame; sword”), whence Old English brand (“firebrand; torch”); equivalent to brand + -ish. More at brand.

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Forms

plural: brandishes
Singularbrandish
Pluralbrandishes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
flourishC1
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
branchA2brandA2brandybrash
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