"brandishing" meaning in English

See brandishing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: brandishings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brandishing (plural brandishings)
  1. The action of the verb to brandish.
    Sense id: en-brandishing-en-noun--FTHdNEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brandishing
  1. present participle and gerund of brandish Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: brandish
    Sense id: en-brandishing-en-verb-PxlvKSWl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Inflected forms

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