brandish
Origin of brandish
Synonyms for brandish
Related Words for brandished
flash, wield, exhibit, disport, raise, show, expose, shake, warn, swing, threaten, sport, display, gesture, paradeExamples from the Web for brandished
Contemporary Examples of brandished
The $50,000 reward means a weapon was brandished to either the customers or the employees.
Another time Todd came by, he says White refused to open the door, brandished a knife, and told Todd to leave.
Even if brandished as a symbol of freedom and expression, they were designed as weapons, and they kill people every day.
Alarmed, Kegui brandished a knife and, official accounts say, slashed at the intruders, inflicting injuries, then fled.
The clip played with the belabored simplicity of a silent movie—one lug and two thugs, brandished gun and chain-snatch.
Historical Examples of brandished
Thereupon Panaumbe brandished his bludgeon, struck all the foxes, and killed them.
Aino Folk-TalesBasil Hall Chamberlain
He brandished his palette and brushes aloft, in his clenched fists.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
She brandished the saucepan as though she was about to throw the lye-water in her sister-in-law's face.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
He felt the blood rush to face, and his fists, as he brandished them in the air, trembled.
The Woman-HatersJoseph C. Lincoln
He drew his bowie-knife and brandished it as high as his arm could reach.
When the West Was YoungFrederick R. Bechdolt