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Nouns (1)

brandish

n. the act of waving

Verbs (4)

brandish

v. exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

brandish, flourish, wave

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

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Fuzzynyms (26)

tout

v. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"

float, drift, be adrift, blow

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, knock about, batter

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

pulsate, beat, quiver

v. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

roll, undulate, flap, wave

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

curl, wave

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

keep, maintain

v. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

flop

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

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Antonyms (6)

evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass

v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

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