While she was screaming, she brandished the knife.
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Brandished
Synonyms for "brandished" (8 found)
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8 entriesgesture of intimidationknife displayostentatious displaypromotional displaypublic displaysword brandishingthreat displayweapon display
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10 entriesbrandished bannerbrandished flagbrandished gesturebrandished knifebrandished pistolbrandished swordbrandished weapondisplay of powerostentatious displayshow of force
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Tom brandished a shotgun on Mary.
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The ogre brandished a crude cudgel.
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Documents presented to court state that the security personnel were armed with deadly weapons and brandished them “with gusto” as they stormed into the offices and made the arrests.
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