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bristle

noun
  1. a stiff hair
  2. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament)
verb
  1. to react in an offended or angry manner
    “I bristled at the suggestion that we should teach them how to use the program for free.”
  2. to rise up as in fear
    “The dog's fur bristled at the sound.”
    uprisestand up
  3. to have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
    “I bristled after a walk in the woods.”
  4. to be in a state of movement or action
    “The train station is bristling with holiday shoppers.”
    burst