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    BRISTLE UP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Show anger or indignationplay

    Example:

    She bristled at his insolent remarks

    Synonyms:

    bridle at; bridle up; bristle at; bristle up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "bristle up" is one way to...):

    mind (be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something

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