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setting up one's bristles

setting up one's bristles is the present participle and gerund of set up one's bristles.

Meaning of set up one's bristles

Verb

set up one's bristles (third-person singular simple present sets up one's bristles, present participle setting up one's bristles, simple past and past participle set up one's bristles)

  1. To bristle; to react in a defensive and bad-tempered manner.

Questions about setting up one's bristles

What is setting up one's bristles the present participle and gerund of?
Setting up one's bristles is the present participle and gerund of set up one's bristles.

Words near setting up one's bristles in the dictionary

  1. setting to music
  2. setting to work
  3. setting together by the ears
  4. setting up
  5. setting up camp
  6. setting up one's bristles
  7. setting up one's staff
  8. setting up shop
  9. setting up someone's birse
  10. setting up to oneself
  11. setting upon

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