• Bristling

    Full definition of bristling

    Adjective

    bristling

    1. Having bristles.
    2. Showing anger.
      • 2011, January 15, Phil McNulty , Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd, 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.

    Verb

    bristling
    1. Present participle of bristle

    Noun

    bristling

    (plural bristlings)
    1. The act of one who bristles.
      • 1906, Jack London, White FangWhen 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.
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