What is "brandished"

Usage examples of "brandished".

Armed with his two-handed battle sword, the Ras climbed half out of the turret and brandished it about his head.

Their faces resembled jackals or perhaps hyenas, and they wore scraps of armor and brandished large, mannish weapons.

Many wielded long spears, but a significant number brandished large, heavy weapons like morning stars, flails, axes, and gargantuan blades.

As they rode they brandished their double-handed swords and fired the Martini-Henry carbines they had captured from their defeated enemies.

As they closed with the steamer and her tangled string of barges the Ansar shrieked their terrible praise of God, and brandished their broadswords.

Yakub brandished his goad and leered across at Penrod with a satanic squint.

She brandished this as she screeched her threats and curses at the men on the parapet.

The Dervish riding around Penrod howled triumphantly, and brandished their weapons.

The archbishop brandished something small and squirrel shaped impaled upon a stick.

Walt Barnett, huge and menacing, brandished a fist, and the man, after one terrified glance, scuttled away.

Siegfried brandished his gnawed piece of grass at me and his eyes shone with the enthusiasm that always uplifted me.

His twin yanked open the carriage door, brandished his pistol at the passengers and ordered them to the ground.

He drew forth a shining, spiral circle of gold upon a fine chain and brandished it like a weapon.

He brandished the amulet again, his blue eyes alight with something unpleasant.

He pointed, and Dain whirled around just as another black-armored Believer charged straight at him with brandished sword.