振り回す — meaning in English

English meaning

• brandish verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
• worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.

Senses

振り回す 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.
• worry (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.

brandish — full definition

1. verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
2. verb To bear something with ostentatious show.

worry — full definition

1. verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.
2. verb To cause someone anxiety or distress.
3. verb (of a dog) To bite and shake something repeatedly.
4. noun A feeling of anxiety, or something that causes it.

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