bristle
Nouns
- (n) a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- (n) a stiff hair
Verbs
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(v) be in a state of movement or action
- The room abounded with screaming children
- The garden bristled with toddlers
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(v) rise up as in fear
- The dog's fur bristled
- It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
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(v) have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- bristling leaves
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(v) react in an offended or angry manner
- He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program