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Definition of bristle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    bristle

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈbrɪsl//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bristle
     
     he / she / it bristles
     
     past simple bristled
     
     -ing form bristling
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] bristle (with something) (at something) to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what someone says or does His lies made her bristle with rage.
  2. 2[intransitive] (of an animal's fur) to stand up on the back and neck because the animal is frightened or angry
    3. Phrasal Verbsbristle with
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