Synonyms of brandishing

brandishing

verb

present participle of brandish

as in waving

to put into view in a threatening or excited manner

She brandished a stick at the dog.

brandished a petition signed by hundreds of town residents

Related Words

• waving
• announcing
• producing
• exhibiting
• posting
• displaying
• parading
• proclaiming
• exposing
• flashing
• flaunting
• flourishing
• advertising
• sporting
• unveiling
• strutting
• airing
• heralding
• trumpeting
• showing
• blazing
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• showing off
• sounding
• baring
• disporting
• laying out
• revealing
• divulging
• telling (of)
• placarding
• talking (about)
• discovering
• uncovering
• unmasking
• uncloaking

Dissimilar Words

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• covering
• hiding
• obscuring
• occluding
• veiling
• shrouding
• occulting
• curtaining
• enshrouding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brandishing

One of the civilians is even seen brandishing a tree branch to use as a whip to try and corral Maggie back onto the other side of the road. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

No footage has since emerged showing him brandishing a weapon or attacking federal agents in the moments before he was killed. — Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The 15-year-old who is accused of having a knife is also accused of brandishing a weapon and possession of a weapon on school grounds. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The video showed the suspects entering the smoke shop and brandishing handguns. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Photograph by Brenda Bazán for TIME On July 4th—the 250th anniversary of America’s independence—Senate candidates in other states were marching in parades, waving miniature Stars and Stripes, and brandishing sparklers. — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Officers had initially responded to reports of Stroud brandishing a weapon inside a vehicle. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026