1. bristle - Noun
2. bristle - Verb
3. Bristle - Proper noun
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
To show defiance or indignation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI don't bill myself as an atheist but as a naturalist. Naturalism is a belief system. A lot of scientists bristle at that. We all have to believe we can find the truth. Evidence is my guide. I rely on observation, experimentation and verification. Greg Graffin
There are fortunes to be made out of bristle for a man with deft hands. Lindsey Davis
Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette. Ray Comfort
Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire. Edna O'Brien
This is his uncle's teaching, this Worcester, Malevolent to you In all aspects, Which makes him prune himself and bristle up The crest of youth against your dignity. William Shakespeare
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