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bristled up

bristled up is the simple past and past participle of bristle up.

Meaning of bristle up

Verb

bristle up (third-person singular simple present bristles up, present participle bristling up, simple past and past participle bristled up)

  1. (intransitive) To become bristly; to stand on end
    • Her hairs bristled up.
  2. (intransitive) To become irate; to flare up
    • He bristled up when they made a joke about his heritage.

Questions about bristled up

What is bristled up the simple past and past participle of?
Bristled up is the simple past and past participle of bristle up.

Words near bristled up in the dictionary

  1. bristlecone firs
  2. bristlecone pine
  3. bristlecone pines
  4. bristlecones
  5. bristled
  6. bristled up
  7. bristlefront
  8. bristlefronts
  9. bristlegrass
  10. bristlegrasses
  11. bristlehead

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