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Brandish

noun/kˈɔːdeɪɾə/
Definition
the act of waving
move or swing back and forth
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɔːdeɪɾə/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈalsaɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈalsaɪt/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːdeɪɾə/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of waving
verbmove or swing back and forth
“She waved her gun”
verbexhibit aggressively
“brandish a sword”
Word Forms
flourishverbmove or swing back and forth
brandishverbmove or swing back and forth
brandishnounthe act of waving
flourishnounthe act of waving
wavernounsomeone who communicates by waving
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schwingen
der Akt des Winkens
🇫🇷French
brandir
l'acte de saluer
🇪🇸Spanish
blandir
el acto de saludar
🇮🇹Italian
brandire
l'atto di sventolare
🇳🇱Dutch
zwaaien
de handeling van het zwaaien
🇵🇹Portuguese
brandir
o ato de acenar
🇷🇺Russian
размахивать
акт размахивания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धमकी देना
लहराने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্রান্ডিশ
দোলা দেওয়ার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
பிராண்டிஷ்
அசைத்தல் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
బ్రాందీష్
కదలటం యొక్క చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
ब्रँडिश
ओवाळण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
બ્રાન્ડિશ
હલાવવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬ್ರಾಂಡಿಶ್
ಬೀಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബ്രാൻഡിഷ്
അലയടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡਿਸ਼
ਲਹਿਰਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
برانڈیش
لہرانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
挥舞
挥手的动作
🇯🇵Japanese
振り回す
手を振る行為
🇰🇷Korean
휘두르다
흔드는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khua khoắng
hành động vẫy tay
🇹🇭Thai
แกว่ง
การโบกมือ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengayunkan
tindakan melambai
🇲🇾Malay
menconteng
perbuatan melambai
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التلويح
فعل التلويح
🇮🇷Persian
به صدا درآوردن
عمل تکان دادن
🇹🇷Turkish
markalı
el sallama eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְנוֹפֵף
פעולת הניפוף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'brandish'?
The primary meaning of 'brandish' is 'the act of waving'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'brandish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'brandish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'brandish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'brandish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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