bristling
Meaning of bristling
adjective
- (especially of hair) short, stiff, and spiky.
a bristling beard
- aggressively brisk or tense.
he fills the screen with a restless, bristling energy
- (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.
the hair on the back of his neck bristled
- be covered with or abundant in.
the roof bristled with antennae
Middle English: from Old English byrst (of Germanic origin, related to German Borste ) + -le1.
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Hyphenation of bristling
bristling
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
- bristling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bristling synonyms
Meaning move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:
Meaning undergo horripilation, in which the hairs stand erect from the body due to cold, fear, or excitement:
Meaning exist in large numbers or amounts:
Meaning (of flying insects) move in or form a swarm:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground:
Meaning (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle:
Meaning make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee:
Translation of bristling
Words that rhyme with bristling
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