bristle

bris·tle  (brsl)

n.

1. A stiff hair.

2. A stiff hairlike structure: the bristles of a wire brush.

v. bris·tled, bris·tling, bris·tles

v.intr.

1. To stand stiffly on end like bristles: The hair on the dog's neck bristled.

2. To raise the bristles: The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.

3. To react in an angry or offended manner: The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism.

4. To be covered or thick with or as if with bristles: The path bristled with thorns.

v.tr.

1. To cause to stand erect like bristles; stiffen.

2. To furnish or supply with bristles.

3. To make bristly; ruffle.

---

[Middle English bristel, probably from Old English *byrstel, from byrst, bristle.]

---

bristle

Noun

1. any short stiff hair, such as on a pig's back

2. something resembling these hairs: toothbrush bristle

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles

2. to show anger or indignation: she bristled at the suggestion

3. to be thickly covered or set: the hedges bristled with blossom [Old English byrst]

bristly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
	2.	bristle - a stiff hair hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Verb	1.	bristle - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" abound, burst feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	2.	bristle - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" uprise, stand up
	3.	bristle - have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	4.	bristle - react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program" react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

---

bristle

noun 1. hair, spine, thorn, whisker, barb, stubble, prickle

verb 2. stand up, rise, prickle, stand on end, horripilate

verb 3. be angry, rage, seethe, flare up, bridle, see red, be infuriated, spit (informal) go ballistic (slang), chiefly U.S. be maddened, wig out (slang) get your dander up (slang)

verb 4. abound, crawl, be alive, hum, swarm, teem, be thick

Translations

bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → cerda

vi → erizarse

---

bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → poil m

vi → se hérisser;

bristling with → hérissé(e) de

---

bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → Borste f;

(of beard) → Stoppel f

vi → zornig werden;

bristling with → strotzend von

---

bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → setola

vi → rizzarsi;

bristling with → irto/a di