bristling
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“I don’t know what a ‘John Turturro type’ is,” he says, bristling slightly at the suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Mr. Gibney provides a useful overview of an eventful life but frequently veers off-track into bristling hyperbole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The top is divided into 10-by-10 grids bristling with small colorful flags designating where the plants should be placed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
That was the same year as his no-holds-barred memoir Spare and a year after the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary, both bristling with controversial views on the Royal Family.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
“Well, a cat is a horrible thing with a long tail. It’s covered with fur and has bristling whiskers and when it fights it makes fierce, spiteful noises. It’s cunning, see?”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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