All 3 Uses of
brandish
in
War and Peace
- "I'll kill you!" he shouted, and seizing the marble top of a table with a strength he had never before felt, he made a step toward her brandishing the slab.†
Chpt 4 *
- See this?" shouted Makar Alexeevich, brandishing the pistol.†
Chpt 11
- The fencing has gone on for some time; suddenly one of the combatants, feeling himself wounded and understanding that the matter is no joke but concerns his life, throws down his rapier, and seizing the first cudgel that comes to hand begins to brandish it.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(brandish) the act of waving something or exhibiting it aggressively