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BRISTLE definition: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.
verb. bristled; bristling ˈbris-liŋ. ˈbri-sə- transitive verb. 1. : to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles. 2. : to make aggressive or angry : to make bristly : ruffle. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to rise and stand stiffly erect. quills bristling. b. : to raise the bristles (as in anger)
A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. Tell an animal rights activist you use a badger's bristle shaving brush and you'll get the idea.
Bristle definition: one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.. See examples of BRISTLE used in a sentence.
Bristles are the short hairs that grow on someone's body, especially after they have shaved. The hairs on the top of the head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
BRISTLE meaning: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.
: to be covered with (something) a bush bristling with thorns. The hillside bristled with soldiers. 2. : to be full of (something) The movie bristles with excitement. [=the movie is very exciting] He bristles with energy. BRISTLE meaning: a short, stiff hair, fiber, etc.
BRISTLE definition: 1. to show that you are annoyed about something: 2. a short, stiff hair. Learn more.
Definition of bristle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bristle. ( ˈbrɪsəl) n. 1. (Biology) any short stiff hair of an animal or plant. 2. something resembling these hairs: toothbrush bristle. vb. 3. (when: intr, often foll by up) to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles: the angry cat's fur bristled.
