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bristle

[ bris-uhl ]

noun

  1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
  2. anything resembling these hairs.


verb (used without object)

bristled, bristling.
  1. to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles.
  2. to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal (often followed by up ):

    The hog bristled up.

  3. to become rigid with anger or irritation:

    The man bristled when I asked him to move.

  4. to be thickly set or filled with something suggestive of bristles:

    The plain bristled with bayonets. The project bristled with difficulties.

  5. to be visibly roused or stirred (usually followed by up ).

verb (used with object)

bristled, bristling.
  1. to erect like bristles:

    The rooster bristled his crest.

  2. to furnish with a bristle or bristles.
  3. to make bristly.

bristle

/ ˈ²ú°ùɪ²õÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. any short stiff hair of an animal or plant
  2. something resembling these hair

    toothbrush bristle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by up to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles

    the angry cat's fur bristled

  2. intrsometimes foll byup to show anger, indignation, etc

    she bristled at the suggestion

  3. intr to be thickly covered or set

    the target bristled with arrows

  4. intr to be in a state of agitation or movement

    the office was bristling with activity

  5. tr to provide with a bristle or bristles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú°ù¾±²õ³Ù±ô²â, adjective
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bristle1

before 1000; Middle English bristel, equivalent to brist ( Old English byrst bristle, cognate with German Borste, Old Norse burst ) + -el diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bristle1

C13 bristil , brustel , from earlier brust , from Old English byrst ; related to Old Norse burst , Old High German borst
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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.

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“The bristles would allow you to gently brush into all the little honeycomb sections or little divots,†Beitchman explained.

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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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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.

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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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