BRISTLE

• (noun) a stiff hair

  The brush was made from pigs' bristles. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

  The bristles of the brush began to break. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) react in an offended or angry manner

  "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"

• (verb) rise up as in fear

  "The dog's fur bristled", "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

  synonyms : stand up , uprise

• (verb) have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

  "bristling leaves"

  The garden was bristled with dry leaves. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) be in a state of movement or action

  "The room abounded with screaming children", "The garden bristled with toddlers"

  synonyms : abound , burst

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