brandish
verb (used with object)
to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish.
brandishing
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present participleof brandish.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But over the past couple of years, every other person seems to have ditched their headphones and is brandishing their phones like radios set to a nightmare station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The lawmakers said the measure was "not about censoring a service or banning a social network; it is about no longer brandishing a threat that nobody believes in".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
We are here because Eatherly went well beyond brandishing a loaded epithet.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
His eyes fell on Shifa brandishing the stick.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
