flourish, brandish
(noun) the act of waving
brandish, flourish, wave
(verb) move or swing back and forth; “She waved her gun”
brandish
(verb) exhibit aggressively; “brandish a sword”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brandish (third-person singular simple present brandishes, present participle brandishing, simple past and past participle brandished)
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
• flourish, wave
brandish (plural brandishes)
The act of flourishing or waving.
• flourish
Source: Wiktionary
Bran"dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brandished; p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing.] Etym: [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n.]
1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake.
2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.
Bran"dish, n.
Definition: A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. "Brandishes of the fan." Tailer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
