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Definition

the act of waving something or exhibiting something aggressively

She brandished a sword.

brandished = the act of waving something or exhibiting something aggressively

and a Knight dressed in crimson armor came galloping down upon her, brandishing a great club.
Lewis Carroll -- Through the Looking-Glass

brandishing = aggressively waving

She tossed her new weapon up in the air, caught it again, brandished it, and urged the horse forward.
C.S. Lewis -- The Magician's Nephew

brandished = waved or exhibited something aggressively

Sam yelled and brandished Sting, but his little voice was drowned in the tumult.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Two Towers
"Shut up!" roared the chief, leaping to his feet and brandishing his gun in the direction of the speaker.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
In 1887 he, too, was sent to an insane asylum, after brandishing a revolver in the legislature.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
On March 28, thousands of Inkatha members, brandishing spears and knobkerries, marched through Johannesburg to a rally in the center of town.
Nelson Mandela -- Long Walk to Freedom
He freed his battle-axe, brandishing it above his head.
George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
With one wrench he tore off a leg of the overturned table and brandished that.
Zane Grey -- The Border Legion
He has brandished his torch in murky by-streets where girls suddenly seem to shine with a red and intoxicating translucency.
Virginia Woolf -- The Waves
Reece was hiding under the stairs, brandishing a cake knife.
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl -- Beautiful Creatures
He was laughing when the nurse came in, brandishing a syringe.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
Dr. Stockmann (brandishing the umbrella).
Henrik Ibsen -- An Enemy of the People
I STEPPED off the bus in Bluefield to a sea of familiar faces accompanied by applause and cheers, brandishing the surprise medal I had garnered.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky
Eragon howled at the top of his lungs and returned the gesture, brandishing Zar'roc in the air.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
"Kate," Miro yelled, brandishing his automatic.
Robert Cormier -- After the First Death
Then he brandished the needle, enjoying himself.
Don DeLillo -- Underworld
Bruto!' down at him happily and brandished her bread knife at him as though it were an exciting new toy she was eager to use.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
(They come down, Cyrano brandishing the lance to which is attached Roxane's handkerchief): Float there! laced kerchief broidered with her name!
Edmond Rostand -- Cyrano de Bergerac
In a moment Pilchuck's men were spread out on the jump, yelling like fiends and brandishing their weapons.
Zane Grey -- The Thundering Herd

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