bristled
past simple and past participle ofbristle
bristle
verb
uk/ˈbrɪs.əl/us/ˈbrɪs.əl/bristleverb(HAIR)
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(ofhair) tostandup:
The cat'sfurbristled and itarcheditsback.
Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- clamber
- come up
- heave
- hoick
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shin
- shinny
- trajectory
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Protruding and sticking out
bristleverb(REACT ANGRILY)
toreactangrily:
She bristledatthesuggestionthat she had in any wayneglectedthechild.
Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom
- ape
- ballistic
- bananas
- bay for bloodidiom
- blow
- chip
- fulminating
- fume
- get bent out of shapeidiom
- getyourknickers in a twistidiom
- givesomeoneevilsidiom
- postal
- sharp
- stew
- storm
- temper
- tempered
- tempers get frayedidiom
- turn inyourgraveidiom
Phrasal verb
bristle withsomething
Examplesofbristled
bristled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Friend behind me, whose speechbristledwith powerful argument.
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The casebristledwith difficult points of law, but the defendants simply could not afford to risk an appeal.
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Itbristledwith international complications, difficulties, and dangers.
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Although the problembristledwith difficulties the easiest thing was to make money available so that they could carry on production.
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I think his speech this eveningbristledwith illustrations of that point.
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He said that those regulations were only withdrawn because theybristledwith difficulties.
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Everywhere one looked the pathbristledwith difficulties.
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The questionbristledwith complications and technicalities.
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The fruit is a glandular achene with a double pappus of twobristledwhorls.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most dentists recommend using a toothbrush labelled soft, since hardbristledtoothbrushes can damage tooth enamel and irritate the gums.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each flower's stalk is 1.52 mm in length, denselybristledand glandular.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.B (known as thebristledlanternshark) are now tentatively believed to be the same as this species.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some members of the community havebristledat the expansion of the school and have resisted the sales of surrounding property.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Within three weeks the villagebristledwith defences including fifteen casemates and a variety of flame traps, flame fougasses and other anti-tank devices.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spherical groups with a radially fibrous structure andbristledwith crystals on the surface are not uncommon.
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