bristling

see definition of bristling

verbbecome upset, excited

Synonyms for bristling

verb become upset, excited

Antonyms for bristling

be happy

roughness

noun. the quality of being rough on the surface

Word Origin & History

Old English byrst "bristle," with metathesis of -r-, from Proto-Germanic *bursti- (cf. Middle Dutch borstel, German borste), from PIE *bhrsti- from root *bhars- "point, bristle" (cf. Sanskrit bhrstih "point, spike"). With -el, diminutive suffix.

Example Sentences forbristling

We could see the shafts of the darts fast in the cleft, bristling in the moonlight.

"See you in Guinea first," muttered Bandy-legs, bristling up.

Ah, that beautiful and mysterious shore, all bristling with rocks!

Slowly, slowly, the bristling ball straightened out and lengthened.

He faced the boy, bristling and snarling, his sense of justice outraged.

They half circled about each other, tentatively, snarling and bristling.

The men-folk were allowed no nearer than the fringe of their bristling skirts.

"I am glad of that," said Sir Terence, who had been bristling.

Impetuous as he was inconsequent, M. de Kercadiou was bristling again.

The bristling mane, so thick and wolfish, fairly quivered in its rigidity.

bristling

Synonyms for bristling

Antonyms for bristling

echinate

fraught

pricky

roughness

teeming

bristling

Synonyms for bristling

Antonyms for bristling

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