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bristle

UK/ˈbɹɪs.ɫ/ US/ˈbɹʌsəl/ common slang
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

be in a state of movement or action

  • “The room abounded with screaming children”
  • “The garden bristled with toddlers”
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2.

rise up as in fear

  • “The dog”
  • “;”
  • “s hair uprise!”
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Origin

From Middle English bristil, bristel, brustel, from Old English bristl, byrst, *brystl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (compare Dutch borstel, German Borste (“boar's bristle”), Icelandic burst), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís (compare Middle Irish brostaid (“to goad, spur”), Latin fastīgium (“top”), Polish barszcz (“hogweed”)).

Phrases

  • basal bristle
  • bristle brush
  • bristle moss
  • bristle snail
  • bristle up
  • bristle worm
  • yellow bristle grass

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