Associations to the word «Brandish»

Wiktionary

BRANDISH, verb. (transitive) To move or swing (a weapon) back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
BRANDISH, verb. (transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
BRANDISH, noun. The act of flourishing or waving.

Dictionary definition

BRANDISH, noun. The act of waving.
BRANDISH, verb. Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun".
BRANDISH, verb. Exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne