bristle (EN)

noun, verb

noun “bristle”

1. a stiff hair, especially one on an animal
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   The bristles on the pig's back were rough to the touch.
2. one of the stiff hairs or filaments in a brush or broom
   She removed paint from the bristles of her brush after finishing the artwork.

verb “bristle”

1. to react angrily or defensively
   She bristled at the suggestion that she was lying.
2. (with "with") to be full of something; to have a large amount of something
   The town bristled with tourists during the festival season.
3. (of fur) to stand up stiffly like bristles
   The dog's fur bristled when it saw the stranger.