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abigail

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ia-label='Phonetic transcription: '> ˈbris-liŋ ˈbri-sə-

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments to furnish with bristles
to make aggressive or angry to make bristly ruffle
intransitive verb
to rise and stand stiffly erect //quills bristling
to raise the bristles (as in anger) //a snarling, bristling dog
to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism) //He bristled at the accusations of corruption.
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

transitive verb
to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments to furnish with bristles
to make aggressive or angry to make bristly ruffle
intransitive verb
to rise and stand stiffly erect //quills bristling
to raise the bristles (as in anger) //a snarling, bristling dog
to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism) //He bristled at the accusations of corruption.
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