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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brandish \Bran"dish\, noun A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. ''Brandishes of the fan.'' --Tailer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brandish \Bran"dish\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, noun]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brandish
noun: the act of waving [syn: {flourish}]
verb
1: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn: {flourish}, {wave}]
2: exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "brandish": advertise, affect, air, betoken, blazon forth, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, dangle, demonstrate, develop, disclose, display, disport, divulge, dramatize, emblazon, embody, enact, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose, expose to view, express, flap, flash, flaunt, float, flourish, flutter, fly, give sign, give token, highlight, hold up, illuminate, incarnate, indicate, make clear, make plain, manifest, materialize, mean, parade, perform, present, produce, put forth, put forward, represent, reveal, roll out, set forth, shake, show, show forth, show off, sport, spotlight, swing, token, trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth, undulate, unfold, vaunt, wag, wave, wield, wigwag
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