verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of brandish form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

flourishflourishflourishwaveadvertiseaffect

Example

More examples

"While she was screaming, she brandished the knife."

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