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brandish
bran·dish B0454500 (brăn′dĭsh)tr.v. bran·dished, bran·dish·ing, bran·dish·es To wave or flourish (something, often a weapon) in a menacing, defiant, or excited way. See Synonyms at flourish.n. A menacing, defiant, or excited wave or flourish of something.
[Middle English brandissen, from Old French brandir, brandiss-, from brand, sword, of Germanic origin; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
bran′dish·er n.brandish (ˈbrændɪʃ) vb (tr) to wave or flourish (a weapon) in a triumphant, threatening, or ostentatious wayna threatening or defiant flourish[C14: from Old French brandir, from brand sword, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brant weapon] ˈbrandisher nbran•dish (ˈbræn dɪʃ)
v.t. 1. to shake, wave, or display, esp. threateningly or ostentatiously, as a weapon; flourish. n. 2. a flourish or waving, as of a weapon. [1275–1325; Middle English bra(u)ndisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French brandiss-. See brand, -ish2] bran′dish•er, n. brandish
Past participle: brandished
Gerund: brandishing
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| brandish | | brandish |
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| I brandish | | you brandish | | he/she/it brandishes | | we brandish | | you brandish | | they brandish |
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| I brandished | | you brandished | | he/she/it brandished | | we brandished | | you brandished | | they brandished |
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| I am brandishing | | you are brandishing | | he/she/it is brandishing | | we are brandishing | | you are brandishing | | they are brandishing |
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| I have brandished | | you have brandished | | he/she/it has brandished | | we have brandished | | you have brandished | | they have brandished |
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| I was brandishing | | you were brandishing | | he/she/it was brandishing | | we were brandishing | | you were brandishing | | they were brandishing |
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| I had brandished | | you had brandished | | he/she/it had brandished | | we had brandished | | you had brandished | | they had brandished |
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| I will brandish | | you will brandish | | he/she/it will brandish | | we will brandish | | you will brandish | | they will brandish |
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| I will have brandished | | you will have brandished | | he/she/it will have brandished | | we will have brandished | | you will have brandished | | they will have brandished |
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| I will be brandishing | | you will be brandishing | | he/she/it will be brandishing | | we will be brandishing | | you will be brandishing | | they will be brandishing |
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| I have been brandishing | | you have been brandishing | | he/she/it has been brandishing | | we have been brandishing | | you have been brandishing | | they have been brandishing |
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| I will have been brandishing | | you will have been brandishing | | he/she/it will have been brandishing | | we will have been brandishing | | you will have been brandishing | | they will have been brandishing |
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| I had been brandishing | | you had been brandishing | | he/she/it had been brandishing | | we had been brandishing | | you had been brandishing | | they had been brandishing |
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| I would brandish | | you would brandish | | he/she/it would brandish | | we would brandish | | you would brandish | | they would brandish |
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| I would have brandished | | you would have brandished | | he/she/it would have brandished | | we would have brandished | | you would have brandished | | they would have brandished |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brandish - the act of wavingflourishwafture, waving, wave - the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | | Verb | 1. | brandish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"wave, flourishwigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain codemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | 2. | brandish - exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" |
brandishverb wave, raise, display, shake, swing, exhibit, flourish, wield, flaunt He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.brandishverb1. To wield boldly and dramatically:flourish, sweep, wave.2. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of:display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, parade, show (off), sport.Translationsbrandish (ˈbrӕndiʃ) verb to wave (especially a weapon) about. He brandished the stick above his head. 揮舞 挥舞brandish
Synonyms for brandishverb waveSynonyms- wave
- raise
- display
- shake
- swing
- exhibit
- flourish
- wield
- flaunt
Synonyms for brandishverb to wield boldly and dramaticallySynonymsverb to make a public and usually ostentatious show ofSynonyms- display
- disport
- exhibit
- expose
- flash
- flaunt
- parade
- show
- sport
Synonyms for brandishnoun the act of wavingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move or swing back and forthSynonymsRelated Wordsverb exhibit aggressivelyRelated Words |