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-hidden='true'>3 to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles //roofs bristled with chimneys

to be full of something specified //… book bristles with detail and irony. — William J. Broad

Other Words

Noun

bristlelike ˈbri-sə(l)-ˌlīk adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

fiber filament hair thread

Synonyms: Verb

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem

Examples

Noun

//a face covered with bristles
//the bristles of a brush

Verb

//Electricity makes your hair bristle.
//a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top

Verb

verbal derivative of bristle entry 1

bristle

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to be copiously supplied //a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
Synonyms

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem
Near Antonyms

lack need want
to express one's anger usually violently //the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
Synonyms

fume rage storm
Related Words

blow up flare (up) flip (out) [slang]
bluster carry on fulminate rampage rant rave take on
burn foam seethe smolder (or smoulder) steam
chafe fret stew
Synonymous Phrases

make a scene run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms

allay appease pacify soothe
check choke (back) collect compose contain curb pocket rein repress restrain smother stifle strangle subdue suppress swallow
moderate temper tone (down)
ease let up relax
calm cool hush quell quiet 3 to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles //roofs bristled with chimneys
to be full of something specified //… book bristles with detail and irony. — William J. Broad

Other Words

Noun

bristlelike ˈbri-sə(l)-ˌlīk adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

fiber filament hair thread

Synonyms: Verb

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem

Examples

Noun

//a face covered with bristles
//the bristles of a brush

Verb

//Electricity makes your hair bristle.
//a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top

Verb

verbal derivative of bristle entry 1

bristle

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to be copiously supplied //a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
Synonyms

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem
Near Antonyms

lack need want
to express one's anger usually violently //the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
Synonyms

fume rage storm
Related Words

blow up flare (up) flip (out) [slang]
bluster carry on fulminate rampage rant rave take on
burn foam seethe smolder (or smoulder) steam
chafe fret stew
Synonymous Phrases

make a scene run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms

allay appease pacify soothe
check choke (back) collect compose contain curb pocket rein repress restrain smother stifle strangle subdue suppress swallow
moderate temper tone (down)
ease let up relax
calm cool hush quell quiet 3 to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles //roofs bristled with chimneys
to be full of something specified //… book bristles with detail and irony. — William J. Broad

Other Words

Noun

bristlelike ˈbri-sə(l)-ˌlīk adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

fiber filament hair thread

Synonyms: Verb

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem

Examples

Noun

//a face covered with bristles
//the bristles of a brush

Verb

//Electricity makes your hair bristle.
//a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top

Verb

verbal derivative of bristle entry 1

bristle

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to be copiously supplied //a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
Synonyms

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem
Near Antonyms

lack need want
to express one's anger usually violently //the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
Synonyms

fume rage storm
Related Words

blow up flare (up) flip (out) [slang]
bluster carry on fulminate rampage rant rave take on
burn foam seethe smolder (or smoulder) steam
chafe fret stew
Synonymous Phrases

make a scene run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms

allay appease pacify soothe
check choke (back) collect compose contain curb pocket rein repress restrain smother stifle strangle subdue suppress swallow
moderate temper tone (down)
ease let up relax
calm cool hush quell quiet 3 to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles //roofs bristled with chimneys
to be full of something specified //… book bristles with detail and irony. — William J. Broad

Other Words

Noun

bristlelike ˈbri-sə(l)-ˌlīk adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

fiber filament hair thread

Synonyms: Verb

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem

Examples

Noun

//a face covered with bristles
//the bristles of a brush

Verb

//Electricity makes your hair bristle.
//a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top

Verb

verbal derivative of bristle entry 1

bristle

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to be copiously supplied //a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
Synonyms

abound brim bulge burst bustle buzz crawl hum overflow pullulate swarm teem
Near Antonyms

lack need want
to express one's anger usually violently //the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
Synonyms

fume rage storm
Related Words

blow up flare (up) flip (out) [slang]
bluster carry on fulminate rampage rant rave take on
burn foam seethe smolder (or smoulder) steam
chafe fret stew
Synonymous Phrases

make a scene run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms

allay appease pacify soothe
check choke (back) collect compose contain curb pocket rein repress restrain smother stifle strangle subdue suppress swallow
moderate temper tone (down)
ease let up relax
calm cool hush quell quiet