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Definition of brandish in English: brandishverb ˈbrandɪʃˈbrændɪʃ [with object]Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. 挥舞，挥动（尤指武器） a man leaped out brandishing a knife Example sentencesExamples - Security guards brandish automatic weapons in front of all the Jakarta business hotels, poised to ward off potential terrorist attacks.
- There was no order to brandish weapons, push journalists around and fire into the air.
- Suddenly, a tall and stately golden figure saw us and brandished his weapon menacingly.
- Armed police stormed a house in Rotherham following reports of a man walking the streets brandishing a pistol.
- The knifeman claimed throughout that he also had a firearm and brandished a weapon at police from under a blanket.
- He brandished a weapon and began firing on police as he ran across the street.
- The shopkeeper was assaulted when four youths entered his shop brandishing the weapons and stole a sum of money.
- Robbers openly brandished weapons as they intimidated marketers and stole goods and money.
- So, at the top of the stairs I pointed out to him that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon and he could hurt someone.
- Motorists were also scared as cars were being struck by the dangerous weapons brandished by the pair.
- Police have raided the home of an elderly couple following reports of a man brandishing a sawn-off shotgun.
- This was soon displaced by another stereotype, a bearded guerilla fighter brandishing an automatic weapon.
- No weapon was brandished nor was any word spoken to suggest that there was a weapon.
- The raider was brandishing a weapon which gardai have refused to be more specific about.
- She also said the teens rode on two bikes and forced her to pull over as one brandished the weapon.
- He picked up a big stone and hurled it at me with his left hand, and then awaited me, brandishing his sword.
- Two armed robbers brandishing sawn-off shotguns then burst through the debris to threaten staff inside.
- The students were apprehended by police on Tuesday evening in London Road, where one of them was found to be brandishing a toy gun.
- Two masked men, one brandishing a sawn-off shotgun and the other a wrench, raided a village store.
- Since when did citizens brandishing weapons have the right to pull over other citizens?
Synonyms flourish, wave, shake, wield, raise, hold aloft swing, twirl, wag, swish, flap display, flaunt, show off
Derivativesnoun For the longest while their claim was based only on the sagas, their epic tales starring Eric the Red, his son Leif, Olaf Tryggvesson, and other mighty mariners and brandishers of the battle-axe. Example sentencesExamples - He is the brandisher of a law degree from Queen Mary College, University of London, and a Masters Degree from University College London.
- The gun brandisher was possibly a passenger in a vehicle that had left the scene.
- Those elements are presentationally dangerous for brandishers of sincerity, and so are censored out.
- Unlike axe brandishers, slaughterers are deeply respected and admired by the other warriors of their tribe.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French brandiss-, lengthened stem of brandir; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to brand. Rhymesblandish, outlandish, Standish Definition of brandish in US English: brandishverbˈbrændɪʃˈbrandiSH [with object]Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. 挥舞，挥动（尤指武器） a man leaped out brandishing a knife Example sentencesExamples - The students were apprehended by police on Tuesday evening in London Road, where one of them was found to be brandishing a toy gun.
- Suddenly, a tall and stately golden figure saw us and brandished his weapon menacingly.
- The knifeman claimed throughout that he also had a firearm and brandished a weapon at police from under a blanket.
- There was no order to brandish weapons, push journalists around and fire into the air.
- The raider was brandishing a weapon which gardai have refused to be more specific about.
- Motorists were also scared as cars were being struck by the dangerous weapons brandished by the pair.
- Two masked men, one brandishing a sawn-off shotgun and the other a wrench, raided a village store.
- No weapon was brandished nor was any word spoken to suggest that there was a weapon.
- The shopkeeper was assaulted when four youths entered his shop brandishing the weapons and stole a sum of money.
- Security guards brandish automatic weapons in front of all the Jakarta business hotels, poised to ward off potential terrorist attacks.
- He brandished a weapon and began firing on police as he ran across the street.
- Robbers openly brandished weapons as they intimidated marketers and stole goods and money.
- He picked up a big stone and hurled it at me with his left hand, and then awaited me, brandishing his sword.
- Armed police stormed a house in Rotherham following reports of a man walking the streets brandishing a pistol.
- This was soon displaced by another stereotype, a bearded guerilla fighter brandishing an automatic weapon.
- Since when did citizens brandishing weapons have the right to pull over other citizens?
- Two armed robbers brandishing sawn-off shotguns then burst through the debris to threaten staff inside.
- So, at the top of the stairs I pointed out to him that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon and he could hurt someone.
- She also said the teens rode on two bikes and forced her to pull over as one brandished the weapon.
- Police have raided the home of an elderly couple following reports of a man brandishing a sawn-off shotgun.
Synonyms flourish, wave, shake, wield, raise, hold aloft
OriginMiddle English: from Old French brandiss-, lengthened stem of brandir; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to brand. |