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bristling

  • /ˈbɹɪs(ə)lɪŋ/

adjective more bristling · most bristling

  1. Having bristles.
  2. Reacting with anger or indignation. Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start.
  3. UK, dated Dressed in effective defensive equipment while not seeking a fight.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bristle

noun bristlings

  1. The act of one who bristles. When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.
  2. alternative Alternative form of brisling

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noun the act of one who bristles

Españolpiloerección, erizamiento

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@misc{bristling_2026,
  title = {bristling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bristling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}