bristle up bristle-toothed • bristle worm · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · bristle up · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) show anger or indignation. Synonyms: bristle at, bridle at, bridle up, bristle up. Example: "She bristled at his insolent remarks." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bristle at · · Synonym 1 bridle at · · Synonym 2 bridle up · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075