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bristled
/bˈɹɪsəld/ · 8 letters · 8 distinct letters
- verb
be in a state of movement or action
The room abounded with screaming children
- verb
rise up as in fear
The dog's fur bristled
- verb
have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
bristling leaves
- verb
react in an offended or angry manner
He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program
- adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
a horse with a short bristly mane