Definitions
react in an offended or angry manner
Word origin
From Middle English bristil, bristel, brustel, from Old English bristl, byrst, *brystl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (compare Dutch borstel, German Borste (“boar's bristle”), Icelandic burst), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís (compare Middle Irish brostaid (“to goad, spur”), Latin fastīgium (“top”), Polish barszcz (“hogweed”)).
Used in a sentence
“the bristles of a pig”
“His hair began to bristle with anger when the subject was mentioned.”
“The cat’s fur bristled when the dog approached.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“React angrily”7 letters
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