bristling

noun

a stiff hair

a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament)

verb

react in an offended or angry manner

have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

rise up as in fear

be in a state of movement or action

Synonyms for bristling

bristledadj setaceousadj bristlyadj setoseadj barbellateadj stubblyadj stubbledadj hispidadj teemingadj

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