bristled

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"Oh, that's all right," Hewson brisked up in response, as he took the cigar St. John offered him.

From Questionable Shapes by Howells, William Dean

So then Saxton gave civilization one for its Ma, and talk brisked up.

From Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders by Phillips, Henry Wallace

It is all the best-humoured affair imaginable, refreshingly full of country airs and brisked up with a fine flavour of romance.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 by Various

As I brisked out of bed the following morning at half-after six, I could not but wonder rather nervously what the day might have in store for me.

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

His healthy side brisked up as he turned and looked toward a door to the left: "Ragni!" he called.

From In God's Way A Novel by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne