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Meaning of 'bristle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bristle [ n.]
- A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
- A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
2 . Bristle [ v. i.]
- To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
- To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
- To show defiance or indignation.
3 . Bristle [ v. t.]
- To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
- To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.

Meaning of 'bristle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bristle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
Example in sentence:
  • bristling leaves
Meaning (2):
- react in an offended or angry manner
Example in sentence:
  • He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program
Meaning (3):
- rise up as in fear
Example in sentence:
  • It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!;
  • The dog's fur bristled
Meaning (4):
- be in a state of movement or action
Example in sentence:
  • The garden bristled with toddlers;
  • The room abounded with screaming children

Nearby Words:

briar briarean bribable bribe bribed bribeless briber briberies bribery bribing

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