ALL meanings of bristled
bris·tle
B b - noun bristled one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes. 1
- noun bristled anything resembling these hairs. 1
- verb without object bristled to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles. 1
- verb without object bristled to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal (often followed by up): The hog bristled up. 1
- verb without object bristled to become rigid with anger or irritation: The man bristled when I asked him to move. 1
- verb without object bristled to be thickly set or filled with something suggestive of bristles: The plain bristled with bayonets. The project bristled with difficulties. 1
- verb without object bristled to be visibly roused or stirred (usually followed by up). 1
- verb with object bristled to erect like bristles: The rooster bristled his crest. 1
- verb with object bristled to furnish with a bristle or bristles. 1
- verb with object bristled to make bristly. 1
- verb bristled simple past tense and past participle of bristle. 0