Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A corruption of bratticing.
- noun The act of flourishing a weapon.
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- verb Present participle of
brandish . - noun the
action of the verb to brandish
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Examples
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The ashplant brandishing is as much satire as mythmaking, but it points up the deeply Romantic underpinnings of Ulysses.
Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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The ashplant brandishing is as much satire as mythmaking, but it points up the deeply Romantic underpinnings of Ulysses.
as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He saw another man with a scraggly beard, brandishing a katana.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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AIUI, the grand theft is a misdemeanor with a 1 year max, the battery has a 6 month max and the brandishing is a misdemeanor 30 day min.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Alleged Religion-Based Attack in California 2009
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"It is the mode of the DPRK's counteraction to react to sword brandishing in kind," he said.
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Tu dialogue kaise maar raha hai? †But his sword brandishing act came with a warning. “Yeh sab pictureon mein hi achcha lagta hai.
The Times of India 2010
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Despite the 1: 1 mapping possible with the Wii MotionPlus (which is shown off in a number of areas - including sword brandishing) the actual strikes you will be using are limited.
Cubed3.com News 2010
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Those are the only two that I can recall brandishing an M rating.
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