Definitions for BRANDISH
ˈbræn dɪʃbran·dish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flourish, brandishverb

   the act of waving

2. brandish, flourish, waveverb

   move or swing back and forth

   "She waved her gun"

3. brandishverb

   exhibit aggressively

   "brandish a sword"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. brandishnoun

   The act of flourishing or waving.

2. brandishverb

   To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.

   He brandished his sword at the pirates.

3. brandishverb

   To bear something with ostentatious show.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Brandishverb

   Etymology: from brand, a sword.

   1. To wave, or shake, or flourish, as a weapon.

   Brave Macbeth,
   Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel,
   Like valour’s minion, carved out his passage. William Shakespeare.

   He said, and brandishing at once his blade,
   With eager pace pursu’d the flaming shade. Dryden.

   Let me march their leader, not their prince;
   And, at the head of your renown’d Cydonians,
   Brandish this fam’d sword. Edmund Smith, Phædr. and Hippol.

   2. To play with; to flourish.

   He, who shall employ all the force of his reason, only in brandishing of syllogisms, will discover very little. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brandish

   To brandish means to wave or flourish something, especially a weapon, in an excited, menacing, or vigorous manner as a threat, show of strength, or a display of skills. It can also refer to displaying something with the intent to impress or intimidate others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brandishnoun

   to move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish

2. Brandishnoun

   to play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms

3. Brandishnoun

   a flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brandish

   Brandish is a dungeon crawler and top-down view action RPG and adventure hybrid series developed by Nihon Falcom. Originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns home computers, it was later released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and TurboGrafx-16. The best known version in non-Japanese markets is the SNES port, which is the only English language version of the game. It was published by Koei, released in 1994 in Japan and a few months later in North America. Brandish was an early attempt at using fairly sophisticated mouse controls in a real-time overhead action RPG, where the player could move forward, backward, turn, strafe and attack by clicking on boxes surrounding the player character. A sequel, titled Brandish 2: The Planet Buster, was also released in 1995. The series up to Brandish VT continued in the Japanese market up until 1998.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Brandish

   brand′ish, v.t. to wave or flourish as a brand or weapon.—n. a waving or flourish. [Fr. brandissant—brandir, from root of Brand.]

Matched Categories

1. • Exhibit
   • Move

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How to pronounce BRANDISH?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BRANDISH in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BRANDISH in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BRANDISH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of BRANDISH in a Sentence

1. Stephen Stubbs:

   If you're an unarmed man who's charging some intoxicated lunatic ... that is waving a gun at a crowd of people, that is definitely self-defense, shooting an unarmed person that tried to disarm you, after you unlawfully brandish a gun, cannot be self-defense.

2. Zhang Chunxian:

   We must take the initiative to brandish the sword, take the offensive and comprehensively attack.

3. Yang Jiechi:

   I’m not going to sit here publicly and brandish threats, but what I will tell you is we are communicating directly and privately to Beijing that there absolutely will be consequences.

4. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:

   On May 8, for the first time, the people of Ukraine will join the European tradition to commemorate the victims of World War Two, the very next day in Moscow, under the pretext of the Great Victory, the aggressor's army will brandish its lethal might in front of the world. Some of the units were in Donetsk a few days ago and soon they will appear on the military parade in Moscow.

5. Monica Klein:

   This is a man who used his bully pulpit and the office of the governor to build and brandish his public image daily. Now, he can't rely on the constant coverage he once earned as the top state official, there is no beat for' former governor angrily tweeting from Westchester.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BRANDISH
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brandish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BRANDISH
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BRANDISH
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BRANDISH
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BRANDISH
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=BRANDISH