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Meanings of bristling in English

A sprat of the species Sprattus sprattus.

Synonyms
Examples for "skipper"
Examples for "skipper"
1
Authorities hope a yacht's GPS system can help trace its missing skipper.
Radio NZ
2
At that point, Fijian skipper Kevin Naiqama said he could sense victory.
Radio NZ
3
The doctor asked his question over dinner in the skipper's Day Cabin.
For Honor We Stand
4
The skipper led her side by example as they finished third overall.
The South African
5
However, Test skipper Joe Root has been left out of that squad.
Radio NZ
1
Finally, you are mighty happy to arrive at sunny, brisling clean Australia.
Reuters
2
At the bush, the dogs shrank away as if frightened, and returned to their masters, their hair brisling on their backs.
The Lilac Fairy Book
Usage of bristling in English
1
The bristling hair lay flat on his back; the threatening jaws closed.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
2
The knights held steady on their horses in the gloom, weapons bristling.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
3
The other seven dogs of the team were likewise bristling and snarling.
The Turtles of Tasman
4
Through that opening we could see the bristling peaks of the Sextenthal.
Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
5
Ombey was a thriving decent place to live, bristling with justified optimism.
The Reality Dysfunction
6
THE underdogs travelled to Thurles yesterday bristling with thoughts of an upset.
The Irish Times
7
He faced the boy, bristling and snarling, his sense of justice outraged.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
8
Well, so no more of yonder ladies save in her bristling presence.
The Hidden Children
9
The thicket, bristling as it was, struck him as the best road.
Les Misérables
10
The problem soon proved to be both fascinating and bristling with difficulties.
Amusements in Mathematics
11
Zélie gazed with a bristling of even the hairs upon her lip.
The Lady of Fort St. John
12
A dozen gophers with bristling tails bounded clear of the smoke ring.
The Heart of Unaga
13
Ju was round on him in a flash, his walrus moustache bristling.
The Forfeit
14
The mob of bison, bristling, turned to lumber after the main herd.
The Last of the Plainsmen
15
Pop rode into the centre of the yelling crowd, his whiskers bristling.
Cow-Country
16
Bastet's fur was bristling and her bare arms dimpled with goose bumps.
The Alchemyst
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Bristling through the time
Bristling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common