brandisher
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bran·dish
(brăn′dĭsh)tr.v. bran·dished, bran·dish·ing, bran·dish·es
To wave or flourish (something, often a weapon) in a menacing, defiant, or excited way. See Synonyms at flourish.
n.
A menacing, defiant, or excited wave or flourish of something.
[Middle English brandissen, from Old French brandir, brandiss-, from brand, sword, of Germanic origin; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
bran′dish·er n.
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