esgrimir
Meanings
Verb
1. to brandish (a weapon)
2. to fence (sports)
3. to use; to put forward (an argument) (figurative, figuratively)
Examples2
Esgrimió algunas excusas de forma tan apresurada que nadie le creyó.
He churned out some excuses in such a hurry that no one believed him.
El anciano se me acercó esgrimiendo una guadaña.
The old man approached me wielding a scythe.