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Meanings of bristle in inglês

catalão
eriçar-se
espanhol
erizarse

Rise up as in fear.

        eriçar-se

        Be in a state of movement or action.

              Usage of bristle in inglês
              1
              In later years he'd bristle when lumped in with the hard-core industry.
              Big bosoms and square jaws
              2
              The moment I mentioned my debt to her, I felt her bristle.
              Arcadia falls
              3
              At the clear threat, Nick felt his entire being bristle in defense.
              Nocturnal
              4
              The red face with its bristle of buff and gray came closer.
              Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
              5
              The pages of every technical and even educational magazine bristle with it.
              The Booklover and His Books
              6
              It would bristle with loudspeakers by the time the thing was finished.
              Exit wound
              7
              Their hair had been chopped short and cleverly straightened to boar-bristle quality.
              One for the money
              8
              Even as he spoke the whole shore seemed to bristle with cavalry.
              Jim Davis
              9
              In fact, these tales are too absurd to bristle even childhood's hair.
              The House of the Seven Gables
              10
              He spoke slowly, with an undertone of condescension that made Quinette bristle.
              Acts of faith
              11
              He could only bristle and tear his vocal chords with his rage.
              Michael, Brother of Jerry
              12
              He stalked in with every invisible bristle on edge and sharply pointed.
              The Gods Themselves
              13
              He seemed to flare, to bristle, and he paced for the bleachers.
              The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
              14
              He had a week's bristle on him that rasped against my cheek.
              NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
              15
              Simply scrape it off with an old spatula or metal bristle brush.
              Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
              16
              His hair was a close bristle, with the brilliance of new frost.
              Heart-shaped box
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              Translations for bristle
              catalão
              eriçar-se
              espanhol
              erizarse
              Bristle through the time
              Bristle across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common