bristled Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be in a state of movement or action
   abound; bristle; burst.
   
   • The room abounded with screaming children
   • The garden bristled with toddlers
2. verb rise up as in fear
   stand up; uprise; bristle.
   
   • The dog's fur bristled
   • It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
3. verb have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
   bristle.
   
   • bristling leaves
4. verb react in an offended or angry manner
   bristle.
   
   • He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program
5. adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
   barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose.
   
   • a horse with a short bristly mane
   • bristly shrubs
   • burred fruits
   • setaceous whiskers

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