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bristle
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Noun
  • a stiff hair
  • a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
Verb
  • react in an offended or angry manner
    • He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program
  • have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
    • bristling leaves
  • rise up as in fear
    • The dog's fur bristled
    • It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
  • be in a state of movement or action
    • The room abounded with screaming children
    • The garden bristled with toddlers
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