brandish
verb /ˈbrændɪʃ/
/ˈbrændɪʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they brandish | /ˈbrændɪʃ/ /ˈbrændɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it brandishes | /ˈbrændɪʃɪz/ /ˈbrændɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple brandished | /ˈbrændɪʃt/ /ˈbrændɪʃt/ |
| past participle brandished | /ˈbrændɪʃt/ /ˈbrændɪʃt/ |
| -ing form brandishing | /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/ |
- brandish something to hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited wayOxford Collocations DictionaryBrandish is used with these nouns as the object:
- axe
- gun
- knife
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brandiss-, lengthened stem of brandir; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to brand.