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hantieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brandish verb To wave or swing a weapon around, often to show anger, threaten someone or display skill.

Senses

hantieren is used for these senses in English:

  • brandish (transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

brandish — full definition

  1. verb To wave or swing a weapon around, often to show anger, threaten someone or display skill.
  2. verb To hold or carry something and show it off boldly.
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