bristle
verb/ˈbrɪsl/
/ˈbrɪsl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bristle | /ˈbrɪsl/ /ˈbrɪsl/ |
| he / she / it bristles | /ˈbrɪslz/ /ˈbrɪslz/ |
| past simple bristled | /ˈbrɪsld/ /ˈbrɪsld/ |
| past participle bristled | /ˈbrɪsld/ /ˈbrɪsld/ |
| -ing form bristling | /ˈbrɪslɪŋ/ /ˈbrɪslɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] bristle (with something) (at something) to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what somebody says or does
- His lies made her bristle with rage.
- [intransitive] (of an animal’s fur) to stand up on the back and neck because the animal is frightened or angryMore Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English byrst (of Germanic origin, related to German Borste) + -le.
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