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

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

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said she was charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and brandishing a firearm in public. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Curtis Green, 35, of Irvine was charged with brandishing a firearm at the party held in the VIP area of the Dahlia Lounge in San Francisco’s Mission District. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 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

Reach uses a crab trap to disarm a G-man brandishing an On the Waterfront–style hook. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026