brandishingn.

/ˈbrandɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < brandish v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of flourishing (weapons).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > flourishing or brandishing

brandishingc1440

swingling?c1450

swingingc1540

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > [noun] > brandishing of weapon

brandishingc1440

flourish1600

brandish1601

brandishment1640

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] > threatening gesture or movement > with a weapon

brandishingc1440

brandish1601

brandishment1640

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 48 Brawndyschynge, vibracio.

1655 Theophania 92 By the brandishing of their weapons in the air we knew the fight was not yet ended.

1821 J. Baillie W. Wallace xiv With hopeful, wanton brandishing.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 343 He who shall employ all the force of his Reason only in brandishing of Syllogisms.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. v. 193 The brandishings of wit in the hand of ill nature.

†2. Flashing, coruscating. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > flash > action of flashing

levininga1300

brandishing1552

flashing1574

outflashing1834

winking1908

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brandishinge, or glytteryng, coruscatio.

3. A corrupt form of brattishing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > other ornaments

pommela1300

crest1430

finial1448

balloon1592

brattishingc1593

knob1610

cartouche1611

ogive1611

fret1626

galace1663

acroterion1664

paternoster1728

semi-urn1742

patera1776

purfling1780

sailing course1807

vesica piscis (also piscium)1809

antefix1819

vesica1820

garland1823

stop1825

Aaron's rod1830

headwork1831

Vitruvian scroll1837

hip knob1838

stelea1840

ball-flower1840

notch-head1843

brandishing1846

buckle1848

cat's-head1848

bucrane1854

cresting1869

semi-ball1875

canephorus1880

crest-board1881

wave pattern1905

husk1934

foliate head1939

green man1939

1846 J. H. Parker Conc. Gloss. Terms Archit. ; and in mod. Dicts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

brandishingadj.

/ˈbrandɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < brandish v. + -ing suffix².

1. Vibrating, quivering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering

tremblinga1400

aspen?c1412

quavering?a1439

didderingc1440

wavering1488

quavery1519

quiveringa1547

warbling1549

tremble1568

quiverish1582

tremefacting1599

aguisha1602

tremulous1611

twittering1648

brandishing1658

micant1661

shivery1747

shivering1762

tremulating1813

dithing1818

dithering1821

quivery1833

tremulant1837

trembly1846

thrilling1850

trepidatory1881

shuddering1893

doddery1919

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1130 They move in a brandishing manner.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall i. 25 The vehement agitation, and brandishing motion.

†2. Gleaming, flashing, sparkling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing

flaming?a1400

flashing1548

brandishing1581

lamping1590

lightening1592

flashy1609

fulgid1610

bickering1667

coruscating1705

outflaming1856

aglance1880

flashful1890

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering

levininga1340

leaming1387

gloringa1400

gleamingc1400

glimpsing1551

shimmering1558

glooming1579

brandishing1581

gleamy1593

glancing1596

glimmering1600

flickering1608

flashing1616

blinking1681

glimmerous1793

skimmeringa1800

aglimmer1828

agleam1854

aglint1871

aglance1880

glinting1883

shimmery1883

glimmery1906

1581 W. Warren (title) The brandishing brightnes off an English Gentlewoman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	brandishing
释义	brandishingn. /ˈbrandɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < brandish v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of flourishing (weapons). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > flourishing or brandishing brandishingc1440 swingling?c1450 swingingc1540 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > [noun] > brandishing of weapon brandishingc1440 flourish1600 brandish1601 brandishment1640 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] > threatening gesture or movement > with a weapon brandishingc1440 brandish1601 brandishment1640 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 48 Brawndyschynge, vibracio. 1655 Theophania 92 By the brandishing of their weapons in the air we knew the fight was not yet ended. 1821 J. Baillie W. Wallace xiv With hopeful, wanton brandishing. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 343 He who shall employ all the force of his Reason only in brandishing of Syllogisms. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. v. 193 The brandishings of wit in the hand of ill nature. †2. Flashing, coruscating. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > flash > action of flashing levininga1300 brandishing1552 flashing1574 outflashing1834 winking1908 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brandishinge, or glytteryng, coruscatio. 3. A corrupt form of brattishing n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > other ornaments pommela1300 crest1430 finial1448 balloon1592 brattishingc1593 knob1610 cartouche1611 ogive1611 fret1626 galace1663 acroterion1664 paternoster1728 semi-urn1742 patera1776 purfling1780 sailing course1807 vesica piscis (also piscium)1809 antefix1819 vesica1820 garland1823 stop1825 Aaron's rod1830 headwork1831 Vitruvian scroll1837 hip knob1838 stelea1840 ball-flower1840 notch-head1843 brandishing1846 buckle1848 cat's-head1848 bucrane1854 cresting1869 semi-ball1875 canephorus1880 crest-board1881 wave pattern1905 husk1934 foliate head1939 green man1939 1846 J. H. Parker Conc. Gloss. Terms Archit. ; and in mod. Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2019). brandishingadj. /ˈbrandɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < brandish v. + -ing suffix². 1. Vibrating, quivering. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1130 They move in a brandishing manner. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall i. 25 The vehement agitation, and brandishing motion. †2. Gleaming, flashing, sparkling. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing flaming?a1400 flashing1548 brandishing1581 lamping1590 lightening1592 flashy1609 fulgid1610 bickering1667 coruscating1705 outflaming1856 aglance1880 flashful1890 the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering levininga1340 leaming1387 gloringa1400 gleamingc1400 glimpsing1551 shimmering1558 glooming1579 brandishing1581 gleamy1593 glancing1596 glimmering1600 flickering1608 flashing1616 blinking1681 glimmerous1793 skimmeringa1800 aglimmer1828 agleam1854 aglint1871 aglance1880 glinting1883 shimmery1883 glimmery1906 1581 W. Warren (title) The brandishing brightnes off an English Gentlewoman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1440adj.1581
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