| Definitions | | brandish |
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noun
- The act of flourishing or waving.
verb (brandish, es)
- (transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrate, demonstrating skill.
- He brandished his sword at the pirates.
- (transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
Translations: - French: brandir
- Spanish: esgrimir
Etymology: First attested w:1340, 1340, from Old French brandiss-, from brandir to flourish a sword (see brand).
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