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brustled

brustled is the simple past and past participle of brustle.

Meaning of brustle

Verb

brustle (third-person singular simple present brustles, present participle brustling, simple past and past participle brustled)

  1. To crackle; to rustle.
  2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
    • Cour. Oh, an Atheist, Sir; he believes neither God nor the Devil.
      Fath. 'Sbud, I'll brustle up to him. Are you an Atheist, Fellow? hoh?1684, Thomas Otway, The Atheist: Or, The Second Part of the Soldiers Fortune

Questions about brustled

What is brustled the simple past and past participle of?
Brustled is the simple past and past participle of brustle.

Words near brustled in the dictionary

  1. brussen
  2. brust
  3. Bruster
  4. brusting
  5. brustle
  6. brustled
  7. brustles
  8. brustling
  9. brusts
  10. Brusturi
  11. Brusturoasa

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