- present participle of bristle.
bristling
Example Sentences
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Economic headwinds have reduced tourism to Las Vegas after a postpandemic boom, with consumers now bristling over higher starting bids at table games and increased prices for beverages and poolside cabanas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Or Santos bristling at her new boss’s insistence on clearing her charting backlog while tending cranky patients.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
Smith, moustache bristling, bravely taking on the terrifying West Indies pace attack or battling it out against the unrelenting Australians, was a familiar sight for England supporters for nearly a decade.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Messi and his team-mates will head into the final bristling with confidence after another ruthless, high-scoring demolition job that followed on from their 4-0 drubbing of FC Cincinnati in the previous round.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
The water was brimming with creatures, and the station was bristling with birds, but Brightbill and Glimmer ignored the other animals and concentrated on finding Roz.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
