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Verb: brandish  bran-dish
  1. Exhibit aggressively
    "brandish a sword"
     
  2. Move or swing back and forth
    "She brandished her gun";
    - flourish, wave
Noun: brandish  bran-dish
  1. The act of waving
    "His brandish of the sword intimidated the attackers";
    - flourish

Derived forms: brandishes, brandishing, brandished

Type of: displace, display, exhibit, expose, move, wafture, wave, waving

Encyclopedia: Brandish