noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of the verb to brandish.

   "He stands there and launches into a tauparapara or traditional chant, accompanied by vigorous actions and defiant brandishings of his stick."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of brandish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

flauntingflourishflourishingshakingwavewaving

Example

More examples

"She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife."

Editorial Guides For "brandishing"

Brand Voice Consistency: Keep Tone Unified Across Pages

Practical framework to keep product, marketing, and support copy aligned.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.