brandish
verb
[ ˈbrandɪʃ ]
• wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.
• "a man leaped out brandishing a knife"
Similar:
flourish,
wave,
shake,
wield,
raise,
hold aloft,
swing,
twirl,
wag,
swish,
flap,
display,
flaunt,
show off,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French brandiss-, lengthened stem of brandir ; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to brand.
