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bristle
[ bris-uhl ]
noun
- one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- anything resembling these hairs.
verb (used without object)
- to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles.
- to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal (often followed by up ):
The hog bristled up.
- to become rigid with anger or irritation:
The man bristled when I asked him to move.
- to be thickly set or filled with something suggestive of bristles:
The plain bristled with bayonets. The project bristled with difficulties.
- to be visibly roused or stirred (usually followed by up ).
verb (used with object)
- to erect like bristles:
The rooster bristled his crest.
- to furnish with a bristle or bristles.
- to make bristly.
bristle
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- any short stiff hair of an animal or plant
- something resembling these hair
toothbrush bristle
verb
- whenintr, often foll by up to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles
the angry cat's fur bristled
- intrsometimes foll byup to show anger, indignation, etc
she bristled at the suggestion
- intr to be thickly covered or set
the target bristled with arrows
- intr to be in a state of agitation or movement
the office was bristling with activity
- tr to provide with a bristle or bristles
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· adjective
- t· adjective
- ԴDz·t adjective
- ܲ·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bristle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bristle1
Example Sentences
During maintenance, workers roll through on a tractor equipped with a frame bearing metal bristles that scrape the tunnel walls, cleaning off algae and any growth of invasive mussels.
And there was the bristling antipathy he felt toward his authoritarian father.
Sometimes they're angry, if they believe they've been wronged out of their job; sometimes bristling with ambition, their exit itself a bid for influence.
“The bristles would allow you to gently brush into all the little honeycomb sections or little divots,” Beitchman explained.
She bristles at the terms like "addict", "junkie" or "zombie", which have been used to describe the people of her neighbourhood.
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