📖 Definitions of "Bristled"
verb
- 1
To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
- 2
Abound, to have an abundance of something
- 3
(with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
"The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays."
- 4
To fix a bristle to.
"to bristle a thread"
adjective
- 1
Having bristles
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