verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

bristle up

bristle up · bristles up · bristled up · bristling up

To become bristly; to stand on endTo become bristly; to stand on end

» The dog's hair bristled up with anger.

Dem Hund sträubte sich vor Wut das Fell. — Yorwba

Собака в злости ощерилась. — kobylkin

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To become bristly; to stand on end
Her hairs bristled up.
(intransitive)To become irate; to flare up
He bristled up when they made a joke about his heritage.

More definitions

2 sentences

The dog's hair bristled up with anger.
ruСобака в злости ощерилась. — kobylkin
deDem Hund sträubte sich vor Wut das Fell. — Yorwba
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The cat bristled up.
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bristles up, bristling up, bristled up, bristled up

irregular

I, you, we, they	bristle up
he, she, it	bristles up

all persons

bristled up

I, you, we, they	have bristled up
he, she, it	has bristled up

all persons

will bristle up

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

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