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Meanings of dander in English

A feeling of anger and animosity.

Synonyms
Examples for "hackles"
Examples for "hackles"
1
No sound came from that direction, but something made his hackles rise.
Any way you want me
2
A blur of hackles and then he's gone, slid out of view.
The Irish Times
3
I could almost see Rupert's hackles rising, but I held my ground.
Honour's Knight
4
It's meant to be reassuring, but it actually makes Deborah's hackles rise.
Pandaemonium
5
A chill went down her spine, and even the wolves' hackles rose.
Heir of Fire
Usage of dander in English
1
Common sense is safe commander, and we need not raise our dander
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890
2
An Engineer is no match for a Historian with his dander up!
Mortal Engines
3
Poultry dust is composed of dander, chicken feed, litter bedding and microbes.
Pubmed
4
My dogs shed constantly, putting dander and hair in the air, too.
Wired
5
When my dander's up a hornet's nest ain't a patch to me.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
6
Anderson has certainly got his dander up bowling at the captain.
The Guardian
7
Only when Finn had his dander up did he look anything but unruffled.
The Guardian
8
Puffs of dander and scruff swirled in the musty, greasy air.
Wastelands
9
Out for a stroll, a traipse, a promenade and a dander.
The Irish Times
10
They compared the amounts of grease, sweat, and dander in the two tubs.
Packing for mars: the curious science of life in the void
11
He was obstinate, Hank was, and his pride and dander had riz up.
Danny's Own Story
12
I know the dander and pet hair has been substantially reduced around here.
Wired
13
By this time my dander was up, an' I just pitched around savage.
The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
14
And when my dander's up, I wouldn't gin up fer the devil his-self.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
15
There's no exam about this stuff and it'll only get your dander up.
The Irish Times
16
Now don't you get my dander up by talking of obligations!
Plays by August Strindberg, Second series
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