Past tense of brandish
regular verb
The past tense of brandish is brandished. The past participle is also brandished.
Forms of brandish
| Base form (V1) | brandish /ˈbɹændɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | brandished |
| Past participle (V3) | brandished |
| Present participle | brandishing |
| Third person singular | brandishes |
Brandished in a sentence
- He brandished his sword at the pirates.
- The robber brandished a forty-five at the cashier to make her empty the till for him.From the entry forty-five
- The warrior brandished a pointed spear.From the entry pointed
- Now Prossiden's finger was brandished, and preened the air in front of Onascam's face with florid implications.2019, J.E. Franklin, Crouching at the Door. From the entry preen
- During the meeting, Trump brandished printouts of what he said were reports about White South Africans being killed.2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN. From the entry South African
Meaning of brandish
- verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
- verb To bear something with ostentatious show.
- noun The act of flourishing or waving.
Questions about the past tense of brandish
- What is the past tense of brandish?
- The past tense of brandish is brandished.
- What is the past participle of brandish?
- The past participle of brandish is brandished.
- Is brandish a regular or irregular verb?
- Brandish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: brandish (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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