Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of flourishing a weapon.
  • noun A corruption of bratticing.

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  • verb Present participle of brandish.
  • noun the action of the verb to brandish

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Examples

  • The ashplant brandishing is as much satire as mythmaking, but it points up the deeply Romantic underpinnings of Ulysses.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • The ashplant brandishing is as much satire as mythmaking, but it points up the deeply Romantic underpinnings of Ulysses.

    as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • AIUI, the grand theft is a misdemeanor with a 1 year max, the battery has a 6 month max and the brandishing is a misdemeanor 30 day min.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Alleged Religion-Based Attack in California 2009

  • "It is the mode of the DPRK's counteraction to react to sword brandishing in kind," he said.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

  • Tu dialogue kaise maar raha hai? †But his sword brandishing act came with a warning. “Yeh sab pictureon mein hi achcha lagta hai.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Despite the 1: 1 mapping possible with the Wii MotionPlus (which is shown off in a number of areas - including sword brandishing) the actual strikes you will be using are limited.

    Cubed3.com News 2010

  • Those are the only two that I can recall brandishing an M rating.

    WarCry Network : Latest News 2009

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