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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
/ ˈ²ú°ùɪ²õÉ™±ô /
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
- ˈ²ú°ù¾±²õ³Ù±ô²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù¾±²õt±ô±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²ú°ù¾±²õt±ô±ð·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²ú°ù¾±²õt±ô±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù¾±²õt±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bristle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bristle1
Example Sentences
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.
Musk bristled, writing in an email, “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a non-profit,†according to legal documents.
Zelenskyy bristled at that, but said nothing even as Trump tried to sound magnanimous for taking Ukraine’s natural resources in exchange for helping the country survive the unwanted invasion from Russia.
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