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1. (v.t.) brandish
to shake, wave, or display, esp. threateningly or ostentatiously, as a weapon; flourish.
2. (n.) brandish
a flourish or waving, as of a weapon.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME bra(u)ndisshen < AF, MF brandiss-. See brand , -ish2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) flourish, brandish
the act of waving
2. (verb) brandish, flourish, wave
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
3. (verb) brandish
exhibit aggressively
"brandish a sword"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) brandish
to move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish
2. (noun) brandish
to play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms
3. (noun) brandish
a flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc
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Sense: to wave (especially a weapon) about
He brandished the stick above his head.
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 Afrikaans: swaai, slinger |
 Arabic: يلوّح مهددا |
 Bulgarian: размахвам заплашително ор |
 Brazilian: brandir |
 Czech: mávat |
 German: schwingen |
 Danish: svinge |
 Greek: σείω, κραδαίνω (συν. για |
 Spanish: blandir |
 Estonian: vehkima |
 Farsi: در هوا تکان دادن |
 Finnish: heiluttaa |
 French: brandir |
 Hebrew: לְנוֹפֵף |
 Hindi: घुमाना, फिराना, भांजना, ल |
 Croatian: mahati |
 Hungarian: forgat (kardot) |
 Indonesian: mengacu-acukan, mengacung |
 Icelandic: bregða, sveifla |
 Italian: brandire |
 Japanese: 振り回す |
 Korean: (칼 등을) 휘두르다 |
 Lithuanian: mojuoti,švytuoti |
 Latvian: draudīgi vicināt |
 Malay: mengayun-ayunkan |
 Dutch: zwaaien met |
 Norwegian: svinge |
 Polish: wymachiwać |
 Persian: در هوا تکان دادن |
 Pashto: په هوا کی ټکان ورکول |
 Portuguese: brandir |
 Romanian: aînvârti ameninţător |
 Russian: (угрожающе) размахивать |
 Slovak: mávať, oháňať sa (čím) |
 Slovenian: vihteti |
 Serbian: mahati |
 Swedish: svänga, svinga |
 Thai: แกว่ง |
 Turkish: sallamak, savurmak |
 Taiwanese: 揮舞 |
 Ukrainian: махати, розмахувати |
 Urdu: ہلانا |
 Vietnamese: vung vẩy |
 Chinese: 挥舞 |
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