Definition
Having bristles or stiff hairs standing up, especially as a reaction to anger or fear.
Etymology
From bristle + -ed (past participle/adjective suffix). Originally described animals raising their hair as a defensive or aggressive response.
Kelly Says
When a cat bristles, it puffs up its fur to look bigger and scarier to threats—this ancient defense mechanism works by making the animal seem larger and more formidable.
Translations
ARالعربية
Bristled
bristled
BNবাংলা
Bristled
bristled
CACatalà
Bristled
bristled
CSČeština
Bristled
bristled
DADansk
Bristled
bristled
DEDeutsch
borsten
bor-sten
ELΕλληνικά
Bristled
bristled
ESEspañol
espinoso
es-pee-no-soh
FAفارسی
Bristled
bristled
FISuomi
Bristled
bristled
FRFrançais
aiguisé
ay-gee-zay
HEעברית
Bristled
bristled
HIहिन्दी
Bristled
bristled
HUMagyar
Bristled
bristled
IDBahasa Indonesia
Bristled
bristled
ITItaliano
Bristled
bristled
MSBahasa Melayu
Bristled
bristled
MYမြန်မာ
Bristled
bristled
NLNederlands
Bristled
bristled
NONorsk
Bristled
bristled
PLPolski
Bristled
bristled
PTPortuguês
pontudo
pon-too-doh
RORomână
Bristled
bristled
RUРусский
Bristled
bristled
SVSvenska
Bristled
bristled
SWKiswahili
Bristled
bristled
TAதமிழ்
Bristled
bristled
TEతెలుగు
Bristled
bristled
TRTürkçe
Bristled
bristled
UKУкраїнська
Bristled
bristled
VITiếng Việt
Bristled
bristled