bristle
Example Sentences
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She also has been a reporter for more than three decades, including the last 18 years at the Free Press, and bristles at being labeled “fake media.”
From Los Angeles Times
But the Growler bristles with electronic-warfare equipment, much of which it carries in large pods under its wings and belly.
Throughout my childhood, my mother bristled with energy and was the most nurturing person.
Many guests bristle when they can’t be seated as incomplete parties, or order appetizers without putting in their main course order.
Not all were pleased: Some Democratic insiders bristled at what they saw as a breach of protocol.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
