Definitions for BRANDISHING
bran·dish·ing

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. brandishingnoun

   the action of the verb to brandish

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Brandishing

   of Brandish

How to pronounce BRANDISHING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BRANDISHING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BRANDISHING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of BRANDISHING in a Sentence

1. Washington College President Sheila Bair:

   He was not pointing it at anybody, he wasn't threatening anybody with it -- it sounds like he was brandishing it, bragging about it.

2. Galen Frierson:

   A preliminary report shows two males approached eastbound on the sidewalk on the north side of 37th Avenue from 97th Street while brandishing firearms, the shooters advanced toward the crowd, firing numerous shots before jumping back on two scooters driven by two other males and fleeing the scene.

3. The DOJ:

   The officers believed that they were responding to a playground where a grown man was brandishing a real gun at individuals, presumably including children.

4. Tim Kaine:

   They may not be wearing Camp Auschwitz T-shirts. They may not be brandishing flags and fence posts and battering 150 police officers. But they are repeating the same big lie about election integrity, the kind of thing that Glenn Youngkin talks about and fraud and the need for more integrity, and they do that so that they can pass laws that will keep people like you and me from being able to vote.

5. Other TikToks:

   Because if any of those people had been white, chances are they wouldn't have been murdered. Chances are they wouldn't have been brutalized. And if you don't believe me, just take a look at all the instances of white people, especially white men, who oftentimes are brandishing weapons and who were taken into custody alive. But much of this is wrapped up in implicit bias.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brandishing
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BRANDISHING