2. Noun. the action of the verb ''to brandish'' ¹
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Definition of Brandishing
1. brandish [v] - See also: brandish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brandishing
Literary usage of Brandishing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"the thresher's tail was brandishing in the air, and striking him. He seemed to
attempt to catch ... brandishing ..."
2. Secrets of the Prison-house: Or, Gaol Studies and Sketches by Arthur Griffiths (1894)
"See to it, Mr. Atkins, and you, Brandishing A CELL STOOL. Gosnell, while I attend
to this poor chap on the ground. ..."
3. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52: Being a Series of by Thomas C. Russell (1922)
"... brandishing a long bloody knife - His pursuit by and escape from the infuriated
Americans - Unfounded rumor of conspiracy of Spaniards to murder ..."
4. Pencraft: A Plea for the Older Ways by William Watson (1916)
"Some of the poetry of Rossetti has manifestly this vice; he seems to be brandishing
before us the rich effects of sound and colour which he can undoubtedly ..."
5. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Swing'-ing, ppr. waving, brandishing. [beating. awin"-cle, vt to clean fla.x by
Swin"-gled,* p. cleaned by (he ..."
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