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   Bran·dish

   /ˈbrandiSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement: "a man leaped out brandishing a knife"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French brandiss-, lengthened stem of brandir; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to brand.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brandisher noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

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