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Verb
/ˈbrisəl/,
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bristled, past participle; bristles, 3rd person singular present; bristling, present participle; bristled, past tense;
  1. (of hair or fur) Stand upright away from the skin, esp. in anger or fear
    • - the hair on the back of his neck bristled
  2. Make one's hair or fur stand on end
    • - the cat bristled in annoyance
  3. React angrily or defensively, typically by drawing oneself up
    • - she bristled at his rudeness
  4. Be covered with or abundant in
    • - the roof bristled with antennas
  1. barbed: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
  2. (Bristling) The European sprat, Sprattus sprattus, also known as bristling or brisling, is a small, herring-like, marine fish. Found in European waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. The fish is around 12% fat in its flesh and is a source of many vitamins. ...
  3. (bristling) Having bristles; Showing anger
  4. (Bristling) Technique of brushing fabric, often leather, with stiff brushes for a worn look.
  5. A term to express the hair on the neck and back of a boar, when of a different tincture from the body.
  6. (adj.): stiff and prickly