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brustling

brustling is the present participle and gerund 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 brustling

What is brustling the present participle and gerund of?
Brustling is the present participle and gerund of brustle.

Words near brustling in the dictionary

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

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