brandish

意味: 振り回す

例文: Haruki brandished a ladle like a sword.
　　  ハルキはおたまを剣のように振り回した。

定義: 振り回す行為

コロケーション:

brandishは6,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the act of waving
Verb: move or swing back and forth
Verb: exhibit aggressively

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: She waved her gun
Verb: brandish a sword

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): brandish, flourish, wave

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): expose, move, wave

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): advance, agitate, beat, bench, blow, brandish, center, change hands, chase away, circulate, dandle, disarrange, dislocate, displace, drag, drive, drop, engage, expel, exteriorize, flaunt, flick, flourish, fluctuate, funnel, glide, herd, hit, hold up, hustle, jar, lateralize, launch, lift, lower, mobilize, model, moon, open, overturn, pillory, play, pour, press down, produce, propel, pull, pulse, pump, push, put, race, raise, rake, relocate, rock, roll, rout out, run, saltate, scan, send, separate, shift, singsong, sink, slide, sling, slip, spill, station, stir, swing, take back, transfer, translate, transmit, transport, tug, turn, unseat, unwind, uproot, upstage, wash, wedge, whistle, wind, woosh, work

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): wigwag

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: brandish, flourish, waver

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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