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bristle

noun as in short, prickly hair

verb as in become upset, excited

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But she said the contractor disappeared with their money, leaving them with a half-built shell of a house bristling with construction defects.

Joe Biden loyalists — many of whom were never great fans of Harris — have bristled at her relatively mild criticisms of the obviously aged and physically declining president.

But in his response at the panel’s meeting last week, McDonnell seemed to bristle at the notion his officers were too trigger-happy.

It’s impossible to recapture the magic of the first season, but Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega, bristles with its own ghoulish charm.

The industry has simultaneously claimed that it is addressing methane while bristling at oversight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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