Both Uses of
brandish
in
My Antonia
- Peter put the melons in a row on the oilcloth-covered table and stood over them, brandishing a butcher knife.†
Book 1 *brandishing = waving something or exhibiting it aggressively
- He picked up dried flowers with his toes and brandished them in the belt of sunlight.†
Book 5brandished = waved something or exhibited it aggressively
Definition:
the act of waving something or exhibiting it aggressively