brandishing

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noun

The action of the verb to brandish.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brandish
nounbrandishing (plural brandishings)

plural brandishings

  1. The action of the verb to brandish.

    He stands there and launches into a tauparapara or traditional chant, accompanied by vigorous actions and defiant brandishings of his stick.

    1989, Richard Bauman, Joel Sherzer, Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking, page 195
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Chicago

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