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brandish

/ brandish /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
wigwag
Derived:
waver flourish
Entails:
hold take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
exhibit aggressively
"brandish a sword"
Type of:
expose exhibit display
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
the act of waving
Type of:
wave waving wafture
Derived:
flourish wave
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
16
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Related Words

move displace wigwag expose exhibit display wave waving wafture