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Significados de hackles em inglês

A feeling of anger and animosity.

Uso de hackles em inglês
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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
6
Wresting control from the Department was bound to raise a few hackles.
The Irish Times
7
Memories of using the port-all, and opening the gate, stirred her hackles.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
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I looked round at her and saw that her hackles were up.
The Woman in Black
9
She reminded me of an animal, ears back, hackles raised, haunches tense.
Demon: a memoir
10
Jan's hackles rose the moment he set eyes on the big husky.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
11
And it raised hackles over the assumptions that were made about him.
BBC
12
I caught the oldwolf's eye and saw that his hackles had lowered.
Secrets of the Wolves
13
There was an edge to this darkness that made his hackles rise.
A Game of Thrones
14
She's standing on the end of the cot with her hackles raised.
Water for elephants
15
Quicksilver circled the Ranger to sniff its huge tire footprint, hackles raised.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
16
His hackles were engaged, giving him the look of an auburn wolf.
Bare Bones
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