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Brandish Common

Brandish has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of waving

2

The act of flourishing or waving.

Verb
1

move or swing back and forth

"She waved her gun"

2

exhibit aggressively

"brandish a sword"

3

To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wave move expose
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wigwag
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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