brandished
past simple and past participle ofbrandish
brandish
verb[T]
uk/ˈbræn.dɪʃ/us/ˈbræn.dɪʃ/towavesomething in theairin athreateningorexcitedway:
She brandished asaucepanatme so Iranout of thekitchen.
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- brandish
- flap
- flourish
- fluffsomethingup
- jitter
- joggle
- pulse
- shakiness
- shimmy
- stir
- stirsomethingup
- sway
- sweep
- teeter
- thrashing
- wag
- wobble
- wobbler
- wobbly
- worry atsomething
Examplesofbrandished
brandished
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Official reports consummatelybrandishedcold statistics.
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It is extremely important that those ideas should be dropped, and that even the threat of them should not bebrandishedbefore us.
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No longer are statisticsbrandishedto prove the barbarity of the practice.
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We discovered that figures were beingbrandished—millions of pounds—but nobody could trace them.
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A lot of figures have beenbrandishedabout this afternoon concerning the rate burden in this or that area.
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I think that he said in one answer that it was "brandished".
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There is no information on the leaflet that hebrandishedas to who was responsible for its publication or distribution.
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Hebrandisheda rather threateninig pile of them.
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The new challenge is being stressed andbrandishednow.
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The strong hand may be all very well on the helm, but it ought not lightly to bebrandishedin the face of a friendly and proud nation.
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League tables may not be wholly sophisticated, but they serve as a counterbalance to the generalities that are sometimesbrandishedbefore parents.
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They met the tyrant'sbrandishedsteel, the lion's gory mane; they bowed their heads the death to feel: who follows in their train?
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then hebrandishedan iron pipe that he had broken off of a water pipeline and threatened the guards with it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Legislative appointment wasbrandishedas a possibility in the 2000 election.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He wore an elaborate feathered headdress andbrandisheda round shield and a turquoise snake.
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