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Definition of Brandish
1. Verb. Move or swing back and forth. "She waved her gun"
Entails: Hold, Take Hold
Specialized synonyms: Wigwag
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Flourish, Waver
2. Noun. The act of waving.
3. Verb. Exhibit aggressively. "Brandish a sword"
Definition of Brandish
1. v. t. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.
2. n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc.
Definition of Brandish
1. Verb. (transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show. ¹
3. Noun. The act of flourishing or waving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brandish
1. to wave menacingly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brandish
Literary usage of Brandish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"He spoke, whose speech stung Hector to the quick ; Lightly he leapt in armour to
the earth, And, with two javelins brandish'd, through the line Moved, ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... an I brandish anything bnt my bottle, 1 would 1 might never spit white again.
His meaning is, may I never again have wine enough to produce that, ..."
3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... brandish'd in the right, Their left arm wields the target in the fight; Of
danger scornful, ever arm'd they stand Around the king, a stern barbarian ..."
4. Hudibras: A Poem by Samuel Butler (1822)
"... But from his empty stomach groan'd Just as that hollow beast did sound, And
angry answer'd from behind, With brandish'd tail and blast of wind. ..."
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