n. 1 hair, whisker, barb, prickle, thorn, quill, Technical seta Shaving brushes are often made from badger bristles
v. 2 prickle, rise, stand up, Formal horripilate He could feel the hair on the back of his neck bristle 3 seethe, become angry or infuriated or furious or maddened, boil, flare up, see red, bridle He bristled with enraged frustration 4 teem, crawl, be thick, swarm, be alive The sea urchin was bristling with sharp spines