brandish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈbrændɪʃ/

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Verb

Plain form brandish

Third-person singular brandishes

Past tense brandished

Past participle brandished

Present participle brandishing

1. (transitive) If you brandish a weapon, you swing it back and forth as a threat or in anger.