She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.
Source: tatoeba (327965)
Brandishing
Synonyms for "brandishing" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (10)
Noun(8 words)
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11 entriesbanner displayblade displaydisplay of authoritydisplay of powerdisplaying wealthexhibiting influenceflag wavingpistol displayshow of forcethreat displayweapon display
Collocations
12 entriesbanner displaybrandishing a bladebrandishing authoritybrandishing knifebrandishing powerbrandishing swordbrandishing threatbrandishing weaponintimidation displayostentatious displaythreat displayweapon display
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
What are you brandishing?
Source: tatoeba (6583495)
Brandishing an overstuffed passport from all the visas he collected while making what he calls his "Odyssey", Graham Hughes celebrated his self-proclaimed record for being the first person to travel to 201 sovereign states.
Source: tatoeba (12294183)
He stands there and launches into a tauparapara or traditional chant, accompanied by vigorous actions and defiant brandishings of his stick.
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