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Meanings of
bristle up
in anglès
català
ofendre's
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Show anger or indignation.
bristle at
bridle at
bridle up
català
ofendre's
Usage of
bristle up
in anglès
1
It'll make the back of your neck
bristle
up
like a porcupine.
2
At the mention of the French teacher's name Professor Garlach seemed to
bristle
up
.
3
They
bristle
up
together like a clump of lances.
4
This cracker made Gringoire's skin
bristle
up
all over.
5
This is a trouble-some charge, forever to
bristle
up
in the path-way of a silver standard.
6
The dog began to
bristle
up
at once, but Torarin laid his hand upon his back.
7
He's beginning to
bristle
up
even to you.
8
Come, come, Tom; don't
bristle
up
so.
9
Why do you
bristle
up
and stick up your noses as though you were the lords of creation.
10
You know the Americans are so deucedly thin-skinned-theyalways
bristle
up
if you say anything against their institutions.
11
You need not
bristle
up
.
12
Challenger snorted ferociously as he looked at it, and his thick black hair seemed to
bristle
up
in his wrath.
13
So, though he felt very small inside, Johnny made all his hair
bristle
up
and tried to look very fierce.
14
But the sight of his back, as he turned away, caused Sir Cæsar's eyebrows to
bristle
up
yet more pugnaciously.
15
How often does the dog start suddenly, and
bristle
up
its hair, when nothing is in sight, or within hearing distance.
16
He was of a sickly colour, and his thin, sandy hair seemed to
bristle
up
with the intensity of his emotion.
Other examples for "bristle up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
bristle
up
bristle
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
bristle up
català
ofendre's
picar-se
Bristle up
through the time
Bristle up
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common