American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bristles
IPA transcription: [b'ɹɪsəlz]
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Noun
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a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
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a stiff hair
Verb
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be in a state of movement or action
“The room abounded with screaming children”
“The garden bristled with toddlers”
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rise up as in fear
“The dog's fur bristled”
“It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!”
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have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
“bristling leaves”
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react in an offended or angry manner
“He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program”
Usage examples
- Retracting the bristles also protects the brush when it is not being used.
- Other bristles are arranged on the ocellar tubercle.
- The surface of the leaves are glabrous above, densely covered with short bristles.
- In painting, flagged bristles yield more even application.
- Flight-capable thrips have two similar, strap-like pairs of wings with a fringe of bristles.
- Kolinsky bristles tend to be pale red in colour with darker tips.