bristle
noun
1. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
Definition categories: man–made, fiber, fibre
2. a stiff hair
verb
1. be in a state of movement or action
- The garden bristled with toddlers
Similar word(s): abound, burst
Definition categories: stative, feature, have
2. rise up as in fear
- The dog's fur bristled
Similar word(s): uprise
Definition categories: motion
3. have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- bristling leaves
Definition categories: stative, feature, have
4. react in an offended or angry manner
- He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program
Definition categories: cognition, react, respond
Sentences with bristle as a verb:
- The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.
- to bristle a thread