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Synonyms
bran·dish (brăńdĭsh)

[Middle English brandissen, from Old French brandir, brandiss-, from brand, sword, of Germanic origin.]

transitive verb: -dished, -dish·ing, -dish·es. 

  1. To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly.
  2. To display ostentatiously. See synonyms at flourish

noun 

A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.

derivatives

brańdish·er
noun