All 7 Uses of
brandish
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry thought Ogden was being extremely dim; the stranger was making himself very clear in Harry's opinion, particularly as he was brandishing a wand in one hand and a short and rather bloody knife in the other.†
Chpt 10
- With a roar of rage, Morfin leapt out of his chair and ran at Ogden, brandishing his bloody knife and firing hexes indiscriminately from his wand.†
Chpt 10 *
- There is no way they'd let me be a Death Eater!" said Ron indignantly, a bit of sausage flying off the fork he was now brandishing at Hermione and hitting Ernie Macmillan on the head.†
Chpt 12
- "Harry's already Apparated," Ron told a slightly abashed Seamus, after Professor Flitwick had dried himself off with a wave of his wand and set Seamus lines: "I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick."†
Chpt 17
- Morfin was working himself into a rage again; he brandished his knife and shouted, "Dishonored us, , she did, that little slut!†
Chpt 17
- It was almost unbearable to turn away from the mass of students streaming out into the sunshine, all of them wearing rosettes and hats and brandishing banners and scarves, to descend the stone steps into the dungeons and walk until the distant sounds of the crowd were quite obliterated, knowing that he would not be able to hear a word of commentary or a cheer or groan.†
Chpt 24
- "We won!" yelled Ron, bounding into sight and brandishing the silver Cup at Harry.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(brandish) the act of waving something or exhibiting it aggressively