brandish

brandish

brandish (third-person singular simple present brandishes, present participle brandishing, simple past and past participle brandished)

1. (transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.

   He brandished his sword at the pirates.

2. (transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
   • 2011, Jejomar C. Binay, Binay: Blame corruption on modern consumerism, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, [1]:

     It sets the stage for cutting corners in our principles just so we can brandish a perceived badge of stature.

   • 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 2

     Long, however, the young spark did not remain before giving it two or three shakes, by way of brandishing it

brandish (plural brandishes)

1. The act of flourishing or waving.

agitare

brandire

rimescolare

vibrare

Altri significati:

(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.

The act of flourishing or waving.

to move a weapon

hold aloft (e.g. a sword)

wave (about)

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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