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bristle (EN)
zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “bristle”

enkelvoud bristle, meervoud bristles
  1. borstelhaar (op een dier)
    The bristles on the pig's back were rough to the touch.
  2. borstelhaar (in een borstel of bezem)
    She removed paint from the bristles of her brush after finishing the artwork.

werkwoord “bristle”

infinitief bristle; hij bristles; verleden tijd bristled; volt. deelw. bristled; ger. bristling
  1. zich ergeren
    She bristled at the suggestion that she was lying.
  2. wemelen
    The town bristled with tourists during the festival season.
  3. rechtop staan (zoals borstelharen)
    The dog's fur bristled when it saw the stranger.