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bristling
/ˈbɹɪs(ə)lɪŋ/
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
hard
VERB + BRISTLING
roof, serrated
BRISTLING + NOUN
chimneys, people, prejudice
PREP.
with, with
Definitions
adj
1
Having bristles.
2
Reacting with anger or indignation.
Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start.
3
Dressed in effective defensive equipment while not seeking a fight.
noun
1
The act of one who bristles.
When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.
2
Alternative form of brisling.
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Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every
Wiktionary02
When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.
Wiktionary03
This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
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It was a Sunday afternoon and the town was bristling with people.
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.
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Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
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